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Conde Nast Faces Class Action Lawsuit for Sale of Personally Identifiable Information

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July 23, 2015 On Monday, a class action lawsuit was filed in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York against Advance Magazine Publishers, Inc., d/b/a Conde Nast (“Conde Nast”), alleging that the magazine publisher sells the personally identifiable information (“PII”) of its customers to third-party “data miners” in violation of […]

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Google Wins Dismissal of Privacy Policy Lawsuit

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July 22, 2015 Last week, a U.S. District Court Judge for the Northern District of California dismissed a lawsuit against Google, Inc. (“Google”) alleging that the technology giant violated the terms of its own privacy policy by disclosing Android device users’ names, e-mail addresses and locations to third parties without the users’ permission. What was

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FCC Exempts Certain App Providers from TCPA Initiator Regulation

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July 21, 2015 On July 10, 2015, the Federal Communications Commission (the “FCC” or “Commission”) released its long-awaited Declaratory Ruling and Order, which was prompted by nearly two dozen petitions and letters requesting clarifications relating to the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (the “TCPA”). While addressing three such petitions from mobile application (“app”) providers YouMail, Inc. (“YouMail”), Glide

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FCC Digs In Its Heels on TCPA Autodialer Definition

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July 20. 2015 On July 10, 2015, the Federal Communications Commission (the “FCC” or “Commission”) released its long-awaited Declaratory Ruling and Order, which was prompted by nearly two dozen petitions and letters requesting clarifications under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (the “TCPA”). In the landmark ruling, the FCC doubled down on its expansive and controversial

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Commercial Gaming Industry Takes Aim at Daily Fantasy Sports

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July 17, 2015 We have recently learned of negative public comments aired by members of Nevada’s commercial casino industry directed at the traditional daily fantasy paradigm. Nevada’s gaming regulators have seemingly responded to the powerful casino industry’s complaints by indicating that the State may take a hard look at the legality of fantasy sports under

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The Phone Scam Prevention Act Introduced to U.S. Senate

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July 17, 2015 On or about July 15, 2015, United States Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Bill Nelson (D-FL) introduced a bill entitled The Phone Scam Prevention Act (the “Bill”). According to the Bill’s sponsors, the legislation is intended to “crack down” on phone scammers who falsify caller ID information. How Does the Phone Scam

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KMT’s David Klein Talks Fantasy Golf with Legal Sports Report

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While Daily Fantasy Golf Keeps Growing At DraftKings And Beyond, Legal Questions Linger The legal landscape of daily fantasy sports has been the subject of an ongoing debate, both at the state and federal levels. The golf vertical, however, might be particularly troublesome in the world of DFS. With its increasing popularity there have been

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Supplement Marketers to Pay $1.4 Million to FTC, Santa Cruz District Attorney

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July 9, 2015 Last Wednesday, a group of supplement marketers agreed to pay $1.4 million to the Federal Trade Commission (the “FTC” or “Commission”) and the Santa Cruz County District Attorney’s Office (the “Santa Cruz DA”). The settlements follow allegations that two Delaware companies, three California businesses and the entities’ two individual principals (the “Defendants”)

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