Mobile Marketing Company Settles Cramming Allegations for $10+ Million

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As part of the increased regulatory focus on the mobile marketing space, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) brought suit against Wise Media, LLC, and its officers individually, alleging mobile telephone bill “cramming” in violation of the FTC Act and other applicable laws.  For those that are unfamiliar with the term, “cramming” is the act of placing unauthorized charges on […]

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Alleged Fake Malware Tech Support Defendant Settles with FTC

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After over a year of litigation against fourteen businesses and seventeen individuals, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) recently entered into a settlement with one of the individual defendants in an alleged tech support scheme that targeted consumers with fake malware scams. According to the FTC, the alleged scheme involved telemarketers contacting consumers by phone, pretending

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Newest Federal Online Poker Bill Includes Mandatory Tax

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Currently there are several Online Poker bills pending before the United States Congress.  There is the bill introduced by Rep. Peter King (R-NY), which is limited to legalizing online poker and contains provisions allowing greater participation from state lotteries.  Another pending bill, sponsored by Rep. Joe Barton (R-TX), also only authorizes online poker, and not

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Court Rules that E-mail Addresses Are Protected Personal Data

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Previously we informed our readers that California’s new Internet data privacy law, effective January 1st, 2014, requires operators of commercial websites or online services that collect personally identifiable information (“PII”) from California consumers to conspicuously post their privacy policies on their respective websites.  Now, the federal District Court for the Eastern District of California has ruled that consumers’ e-mail

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BBB Will Enforce New Consumer Disclosure Requirements

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The Better Business Bureau (“BBB”) has quietly been asserting more influence over mobile and Internet marketing practices over the past year, endorsing several self-regulatory principles drafted by the Digital Advertising Alliance (“DAA”), a nonprofit organization comprised of some of the largest media and marketing trade associations in the U.S.  Now, for the first time, the

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New TCPA Petitions May Be More Good News for Telemarketers

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The Federal Communication Commission (“FCC”) announced late last week that it is seeking public comment on petitions that call into question certain provisions of the new Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”) regulations, which went into effect on October 16th, 2013. The TCPA Generally The TCPA regulates unsolicited telemarketing calls, texts and faxes utilizing autodialers and/or pre-recorded

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