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ArticleFacebook Settles FTC Privacy ChargesThe Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced yesterday that Facebook has settled charges that it deceived consumers by making false privacy assurances, and then repeatedly allowing consumer information to be shared and made public. United StatesMedia, Telecoms, IT, EntertainmentFrankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz PC
ArticleFAR Council Publishes Interim Rule Banning TikTok On Contractor DevicesThe Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Council published an interim rule implementing the No TikTok on Government Devices Act that was included in the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023...United StatesMedia, Telecoms, IT, EntertainmentWiley Rein
ArticleFTC Announces ShutdownThe Federal Trade Commission announced that, as of midnight on Friday, December 28, 2018, it will be closed due to the lapse in government funding. United StatesMedia, Telecoms, IT, EntertainmentFrankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz PC
ArticleFTC Has User Generated Content On The RunIn a recent letter to shoe retailer Cole Haan, the FTC signaled a major change for promotional contests conducted through social media platforms.United StatesMedia, Telecoms, IT, EntertainmentReed Smith
ArticleFTC Publishes Revised Endorsement GuidesThe FTC has published revised guides concerning the use of endorsement and testimonials in advertising, otherwise known as the "Endorsement Guides."United StatesMedia, Telecoms, IT, EntertainmentReed Smith
ArticleFTC To Put Apps Under The COPPA MicroscopeIf you hear someone mention "Angry Birds," do you think -- friend who just got a new iPhone 4s, the friend's tech-saavy 10 year old daughter who sneaks off with the new iPhone 4s or the neighbor's cat? United StatesMedia, Telecoms, IT, EntertainmentVenable LLP
ArticleFTC To Update Guidance For Online Advertising DisclosuresThe Federal Trade Commission has announced that it will be updating its guidance on how federal advertising law applies to online advertising. United StatesMedia, Telecoms, IT, EntertainmentLoeb & Loeb LLP
ArticleFTC Warns Massive List Of US Companies Not To Deceive Consumers With False Endorsements And ReviewsOn October 13, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) put more than 700 US companies on notice not to deceive consumers by, among other things, falsely claiming an endorsement by a third party...United StatesMedia, Telecoms, IT, EntertainmentKatten
ArticleGlobal Advertising Lawyers Alliance Releases New Guide To Social MediaThe Global Advertising Lawyers Alliance just published the second edition of Social Media: A Global Legal Perspective.United StatesMedia, Telecoms, IT, EntertainmentFrankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz PC
ArticleGrindr's Sharing Of Users' HIV Status With Vendors Made Public; Now Ending PracticeAs reported in BuzzFeed News, the popular gay dating app Grindr was -- until publicly outed for this practice -- providing its users' HIV status (as shown in users' profiles) to two app optimization vendors.United StatesMedia, Telecoms, IT, EntertainmentFrankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz PC
ArticleHot Off The Press: The December Issue Of Our Socially Aware Newsletter Is Now AvailableAll this—plus an infographic about—what else?—Facebook likes.United StatesMedia, Telecoms, IT, EntertainmentMorrison Foerster
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