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 …
Monthly Archive: February 2012
Feb 15
Publishers Sued for Allegedly Violating California Privacy Law
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 …
Feb 07
FTC Sends Warning to Marketers of Mobile Apps for Background Screening
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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