Tweet On November 16, 2012, the District Court for the Northern District of California issued an order approving a proposed settlement between the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) and Google, Inc. (“Google”). The settlement represents the largest fine for violation of a consent order in FTC history, according to a statement by the FTC.
Monthly Archive: November 2012
Nov 20
California Issues Privacy Policy Warnings to App Developers
Tweet On October 30, 2012, the California Attorney General’s office issued a press release stating that formal notices of noncompliance with the California Online Privacy Protection Act were being issued to up to 100 mobile app developers and companies. The Attorney General’s letters, a sample version of which is available here notified addressees that they …
Nov 07
Twitter Changes DMCA Takedown Policy
Tweet On November 2, 2012, Twitter’s legal policy manager announced (via Tweet) that it changed its response policy to takedown requests pursuant to Section 512 of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (“DMCA”). Whereas Twitter previously removed allegedly infringing material (such as Tweets or posted media) identified in a DMCA takedown request without providing any notice …
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”).
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