Shkim

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Date registered: May 10, 2013

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  1. New Privacy Measures Announced by the White House and the California Department of Justice — March 5, 2012
  2. FTC Report Warns Enforcement Action May be Next for Mobile Apps for Kids — February 22, 2012
  3. Publishers Sued for Allegedly Violating California Privacy Law — February 15, 2012
  4. FTC Sends Warning to Marketers of Mobile Apps for Background Screening — February 7, 2012
  5. FTC Concludes Investigation Concerning Gifts to Bloggers in Exchange for Endorsements — December 21, 2011

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Mar 05

New Privacy Measures Announced by the White House and the California Department of Justice

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Tweet Two new privacy measures are likely to impact organizations that collect information about their customers online. At the federal level, the Obama administration released a report proposing a framework for American privacy and data protection policy.  The report, entitled “Consumer Data Privacy in a Networked World:  A Framework for Protecting Privacy and Promoting Innovation …

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Feb 22

FTC Report Warns Enforcement Action May be Next for Mobile Apps for Kids

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Tweet The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a staff report yesterday that says makers of mobile apps directed at children, the app stores that sell them, and certain third parties providing services within apps (e.g., advertisers), are not providing the information that parents need to understand what data the apps collect and how that data …

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Feb 15

Publishers Sued for Allegedly Violating California Privacy Law

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Privacy

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Tweet In the last several weeks, plaintiffs’ lawyers have filed a number of class action lawsuits against businesses for allegedly violating California’s “Shine the Light” privacy law (the “Law”).  According to one report, targets include nearly a dozen publishers, including Men’s Journal, Reader’s Digest, and CBS Interactive.  The complaints allege that each business failed to …

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Feb 07

FTC Sends Warning to Marketers of Mobile Apps for Background Screening

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Advertising, FTC, Smartphone

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Tweet The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently warned the marketers of several mobile Apps that they may be violating the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), a federal law enforced by the FTC.  Each of the Apps at issue include background screening functionality.  The companies that received the warning letters are InfoPay, Inc., marketer of the …

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Dec 21

FTC Concludes Investigation Concerning Gifts to Bloggers in Exchange for Endorsements

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Tweet The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) recently closed its investigation of Hyundai Motor America’s (“Hyundai”) alleged violation of Section 5 of the FTC Act (15 U.S.C. § 45) in connection with a blogging campaign conducted to spark interest in Hyundai’s Super Bowl XLV ads. The inquiry focused on whether bloggers were given gift certificates as …

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Dec 08

Facebook Settles FTC Privacy Charges

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Facebook, FTC, Privacy

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Tweet The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced last week 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.  The settlement serves as a timely reminder that companies must abide by their own statements regarding how personal information is …

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Nov 15

Accountability Program Announces Initial Compliance Agreements

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Advertising

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Tweet The Council of Better Business Bureaus (CBBB) has announced the first six compliance agreements with online behavioral marketers under its Online Interest-Based Advertising Accountability Program’s (Program) self-regulatory regime. Beginning in August, the Program began testing the functionality, usability, and duration of consumer-choice mechanisms offered by a number of companies.  As a result of that …

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Nov 09

Video Ad Network Settles FTC Privacy Complaint

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Advertising, Privacy

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Tweet The Federal Trade Commission’s proposed settlement with the online advertiser ScanScout, announced yesterday, offers a timely reminder of the importance of ensuring that your company’s stated privacy practices align with how your company actually collects and uses information. ScanScout is a video advertising network that places advertisements on websites and, in the process, tracks …

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Nov 04

Measuring Buzz: Best Practices for “Social Listening”

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Advertising, Social Media

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Tweet Today advertisers are not only mastering the art of speaking through social media channels, they are also exploring ways to listen and learn.  But while “social listening” or “social media monitoring” can yield valuable market data, these practices also raise privacy and ethical concerns. To help marketers navigate this important frontier, The Council of …

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Oct 04

FTC Proposes Revisions to Children’s Online Privacy Rule

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Children's Online Privacy Protection Act, FTC

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Tweet The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently released its proposed revisions  to the rule (Rule) implementing the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA). The revisions would update the existing Rule to cover social media, mobile devices, and other technologies that were not taken into account at the time the Rule was enacted. Over a decade …

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