Tweet In an effort to provide clarity on it its revised Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule (“Rules”), the FTC recently published a list of Frequently Asked Questions (“FAQs“) with information on how to comply. The FAQs should provide helpful guidance to operators of commercial websites and other online services (such as mobile apps) that are either …
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Apr 16
Frankfurt Kurnit Named One of the Hottest Midsize Law Firms
Tweet Please excuse the quick commercial, but we are very pleased to report that the National Law Journal just named Frankfurt Kurnit to its 2013 Midsize Hot List – a list of 20 of the nation’s top midsize law firms. We’re so thrilled with this honor that we wanted to share it with our readers. …
Jan 10
New Cases Clarify the Stored Communications Act
Tweet How much privacy protection are your stored emails and texts hosted by third parties, such as Hotmail or Yahoo, entitled to? In the United States, the privacy of such communications is governed by a federal statute called the Electronic Communications Privacy Act (“ECPA”) and, in particular, a subsection of the ECPA called the Stored …
Nov 05
FTC Recommends Best Practices For Using Facial Recognition Technology
Tweet In an effort to stay ahead of the technology curve, the Federal Trade Commission (the “FTC”) recently issued a staff report on advertisers’ use of facial recognition technology (“FRT”).
Aug 16
FTC Finalizes Settlement Agreement with Facebook
Tweet The Federal Trade Commission announced on August 10, 2012 that it has accepted as final a settlement with Facebook that resolves charges that Facebook deceived consumers by making false privacy assurances and then repeatedly allowing consumer information to be shared and made public. The FTC’s charges had included allegations that Facebook: (1) changed its …
Feb 22
FTC Report Warns Enforcement Action May be Next for Mobile Apps for Kids
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 …
Dec 21
FTC Concludes Investigation Concerning Gifts to Bloggers in Exchange for Endorsements
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 …
Aug 31
eBook Scams
Tweet The rise of eReader devices and eReader marketplaces provides more and more opportunities for online self-publishers. While these technologies have given a myriad of authors the joy and remuneration of publishing their work, they have also led to modern abuses – abuses that affect intellectual property owners and consumers alike. First, because the barriers …
Jul 21
Blogger Could Not Be Sued By Competitor for Anonymous User Posts
Tweet New York’s highest court has held that a plaintiff’s claim against a blog operator arising out of allegedly defamatory comments posted to the blog was barred by the Communications Decency Act (“CDA”). It was the first time the New York Court of Appeals has ruled on a CDA defense. In Shiamili v. The Real …
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