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Wyrick Robbins Yates & Ponton LLP

Not What the Doctor Ordered: GoodRx to Pay $1.5 Million in FTC’s First Enforcement of the Health Breach Notification Rule

The Federal Trade Commission earlier this month undertook an enforcement action against online pharmacy and telehealth provider GoodRx, in the latest example of the agency seriously pursuing its role as the nation’s de facto...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Self-Regulatory Bodies Send Cases to FTC

Facing no response from advertisers, both the Digital Advertising Accountability Program (Accountability Program) and the Digital Selling Self-Regulatory Council (DSSRC) referred cases to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC)...more

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IMC Releases Best Practices for Fraudspotting - Dig into the numbers, says industry watchdog - All-Star Game - Look, the Influencer Marketing Council sounds cooler than it actually is....more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Stay ADvised: What's New This Week

Truth In Advertising Says “Your Super” Is Running Afoul of FDA - Another day, another supplement company violating FDA rules, at least according to a recent investigation conducted by TruthInAdvertising.org (TINA)....more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Healthcare Advertising: Understanding the FTC’s Role and Regulations

Keeping patients well informed is a core principle of American healthcare policy, and advertising plays an important role in getting important information out to the public. The laundry list of side effect warnings featured...more

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Ad Industry Gears Up for Data Privacy Ragnarök - Privacy for America adds industry voices to brewing debate - Winter Is Coming - The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) of 2018 continues to create waves in the...more

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FTC Warns Gem Marketers to Disclose Synthetics - Recent changes to the Commission’s jewelry rules add new facets but keep sharpness - Confession - This is hard to admit, but please hear us out....more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

KleptoCats App Steals FTC Referral From Self-Regulatory Programs

In a joint referral, the Online Interest-Based Advertising Accountability Program and the Children’s Advertising Review Unit notified the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) that HyperBeard had refused to participate in the...more

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In This Issue: - ASRC Internet Ad Program Adds a Notch to Its Belt - Court Unties Gag on Dissatisfied Weight-Loss Consumers...more

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Behavioral Advertising: What Companies Need to Know About Evolving Advertising Technologies

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Rapidly changing and complex technology, the rise of “Big Data” and an increasing focus on digital advertising has made advertising legal compliance an increasingly complex area for companies. In-house attorneys and their...more

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On the Heels of Finding Unexpected Data Tracking Unfair and Deceptive, the FTC Issues Guidance on Cross-Device Tracking

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We recently discussed the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC’s or Commission’s) expanded application of its unfairness authority and exercise of its deception authority in bringing a complaint against a maker of smart TVs that...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

FTC / DAA Extend Data Privacy Focus to Cross-Device Tracking

Enforcement of the Digital Advertising Alliance “Application of the Principles of Transparency and Control to Data Used Across Devices” (DAA Cross-Device Principles) officially began on February 1, just a week after the FTC...more

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FTC Staff Releases Report on Cross-Device Tracking

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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently released its staff report on Cross-Device Tracking. Cross-device tracking refers to the tracking of consumer activity across multiple devices such as smartphones, desktops,...more

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Cross-Device Tracking: Time to Reevaluate Privacy Policies

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U.S companies are expected to explain how consumers are being tracked across devices, so that the company knows a consumer accessing its website from smartphone, tablet, television, laptop or other devices. Until now, U.S....more

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Enforcement of DAA Cross Device Tracking Guidance Set to Begin in Early 2017

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In October, the Digital Advertising Alliance announced that it will commence enforcement of its guidance on cross-device tracking on February 1, 2017. Although the DAA published the guidance in November of 2015, it has...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Advertising Law - November 2016

Ken Bone: Breakout Star, Violator of FTC Guides? - One thing folks on both sides of the political aisle can agree upon is that Ken Bone left the second presidential debate as a breakout star. But he may have tripped up...more

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Time to Set the Clock: Self-Regulatory Enforcement of Cross-Device Tracking Begins in February 2017

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The Digital Advertising Alliance (DAA) recently announced that self-regulatory enforcement of its cross-device guidance will begin in February 2017. Accordingly, companies that engage in cross-device tracking and...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP - Social Media

Interest-Based Advertising Disclosure Requirements Become More Clear—and Potentially More Burdensome

Recent enforcement decisions within the digital advertising industry indicate a shift in—and a clarification of—the required disclosures for companies engaged in interest-based advertising (IBA). In particular, these...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Advertising Law - February 2016

Tensions Mount Prior to Contract Renewal Between Industry, SAG-AFTRA - The ad industry and the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists plan to negotiate successor agreements to the current...more

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The FTC and DAA Set Their Sights on Cross-Device Tracking

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Gone are the days of single-browser tracking. Accordingly, cross-device tracking – the process of tracking a single consumer across all of the consumer’s devices – is the new Holy Grail for marketers. Both the Federal Trade...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Cross-Device Tracking Attracts Interest from the FTC and Guidance from the DAA

Cross-device tracking is a hot new issue for regulators. Companies engaged in the practice should take note of two recent developments. On November 16, 2015, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) hosted a workshop on the issue...more

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Online Behavioral Advertising Guidelines Go Mobile

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On September 1, the Digital Advertising Alliance (DAA) began enforcing its guidelines for online behavioral advertising regarding mobile advertising. The DAA, a notfor-profit independent body, develops industry-best practices...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP - Social Media

Digital Advertising Alliance Focuses on Mobile Ads

As more users spend more time on their mobile devices, advertising dollars are following. And the compliance regime that governs interest-based advertising (IBA) (formerly referred to as online behavioral advertising or OBA)...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Advertising Law - May 2015 #5

DAA Mobile Privacy Code Enforcement Begins In September - Get ready: September 1 marks the beginning of enforcement of the Digital Advertising Alliance’s mobile privacy code, the group recently announced. Companies will...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Advertising Law - March 2015 #2

New DAA App Brings Choice to Mobile - Bringing consumer choice to mobile applications, the Digital Advertising Alliance released “AppChoices,” a free app that will allow consumers to opt out of tracking on mobile...more

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