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7/21/2010 Best Buy Withdraws Suit Against Ultimate Electronics Regarding its Price Claims Best Buy Co. Inc. will withdraw its unfair advertising lawsuit against Colorado-based Ultimate Electronics, attorneys for both companies said in a joint filing on July 16. The suit, brought by Best Buy in April, accused Ultimate Electronics of misleading consumers through an ongoing advertising campaign that involved false price claims. Specifically, Ultimate Electronics’ advertisements claimed ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7/20/2010 COPPA Comments Indicate a Need for New Parental Consent Mechanisms The public comment portion of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) review of the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) closed on July 12, showing that many of the commentators were focused on a need for the FTC to provide more options for parental consent. The comments came after the FTC's March 24th announcement that it would seek comment on the COPPA Rule. The Rule, which requires ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7/15/2010 Apple Subject of Recent Privacy Inquiry Reps. Edward J. Markey and Joe Barton recently sent a letter to Apple asking for an explanation of the changes it recently made to its privacy policy. The letter, sent on June 24, explains that the updated privacy policy implies that “Apple is collecting and sharing data containing the precise geographic locations of consumers using iPads, iPhones and other Apple products.” The letter then goes ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7/15/2010 Google’s Street View Feature Being Investigated in Connecticut Connecticut’s Attorney General, Richard Blumenthal, recently sent a letter to Google Inc. demanding to know whether the Internet company may have collected any personal data from Connecticut residents via their wireless networks when developing its Street View feature. In its response, Google acknowledged that it had mistakenly collected the data over public Wi-Fi networks in the state of ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6/24/2010 Class Action Complaint Alleges that Facebook Violated Users’ Privacy A California man has sued Facebook, Inc., claiming that the operator of the world’s largest social networking site violated state laws and its own privacy policy by improperly sharing his and other users’ personally identifiable information with advertisers. See Gould v. Facebook, Inc., Docket No. 10-cv-2389 (N.D. Cal. May 28, 2010). Facebook.com user David Gould claims that the Web ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6/9/2010 Industry Groups Publish Guidance for Notices on Behavioral Ads The Network Advertising Initiative (NAI) and the Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) recently released the Control Links for Education and Advertising Responsibly (CLEAR) Ad Notice Technical Specifications, which are aimed to make targeted online advertising more transparent to consumers. NAI and IAB developed the CLEAR specifications after receiving complaints from watchdog groups ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6/9/2010 Crashing the Party: Hershey Has No Love for Kiss-Shaped Mold Maker On May 19, 2010, Hershey Co. (Hershey), the renowned Pennsylvania-based chocolate confection producer, filed suit in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania against New Jersey-based candy and craft mold manufacturer Life of the Party, Inc. (LPI), alleging claims of trademark infringement and dilution, false designation of origin, and unfair competition due to ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6/9/2010 FTC Roundtable Focuses on Possible Expansion of COPPA Rule The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) held a June 2, 2010 public roundtable on its implementation of the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA). The FTC’s COPPA Rule (the Rule) first became effective on April 13, 2000, and is designed to protect the personal information of children who use the Internet. The Rule imposes a number of obligations on Web site operators who gear their ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6/9/2010 The FTC Closes its First Investigation Against Ann Taylor under the Endorsement Guides The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently made public its first investigation under the “Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements in Advertising” (Guides). 16 CFR Part 255. The announcement marked the FTC’s first public enforcement of the Guides and provides some valuable insight into the FTC’s mindset when it considers whether a company marketing practices constitute a violation. ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6/2/2010 A Quick Guide to the Card Act: What Credit Card and Gift Card Issuers Need to Know The Federal Reserve Board recently announced the final rules that amend the gift card provisions of the Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure Act of 2009 (“Card Act”). The Card Act provides certain rules and restrictions for both issuers of credit cards and gift cards. The Applicability of the Card Act to Credit Cards The Card Act requires credit card issuers to ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Page 1 of 11 [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] Next » |
      
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