In response to requests from industry and consumer organizations to update its 2002 search engine advertising guidance, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) has issued explanatory warning letters to 24 prominent search engine companies, including Google, Yahoo!, Bing and AOL. Content of FTC Warning Letters The letters serve as an attempt to educate search engine companies […]
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If you regularly follow this blog, you are aware that the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has been cracking down on telemarketers and service providers who have allegedly violated the Telemarketing Sales Rule (TSR), sometimes securing multi-million dollar judgments against the defendants. This morning, the FTC issued proposed changes to the TSR, which may significantly impact
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As we detailed in a post from December 2012, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) adopted final amendments to its Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule (COPPA), which will go into effect on July 1, 2013. The amended rule will affect websites and mobile applications (apps) that collect or use information submitted by children under the age
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Judging from the ten warning letters mailed to data brokers this week and the six we detailed last month, it is clear that the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is taking violations of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) very seriously. These warning letters come on the heels of the FTC’s decision in December of last year to
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A case the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) has been investigating for more than two (2) years was settled last month. For several years, the FTC received numerous complaints that prepaid phone cards sold by DR Phone Communications, Inc., also doing business as drphonecom.com (“DR Phone”), contained far fewer long distance phone minutes than were advertised.
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The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania recently entered a judgment against a telemarketing corporation, NHS Systems, Inc., and five principals, for violating the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Act and associated enforcement regulations, laid out in the FTC’s Telemarketing Sales Rule (TSR). The defendants were accused of operating a telemarketing campaign, in
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FTC Cramming Charges As part of the increased regulatory focus on the mobile marketing space, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) brought suit against Wise Media, LLC, Brian M. Buckley and William J. Deloney, alleging mobile telephone bill “cramming” in violation of the FTC Act and other applicable laws. “Cramming” is the act of placing unauthorized
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We have previously discussed on this blog what to do when the state attorney general contacts you. While the stakes are typically higher and the cases usually larger when the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) contacts you, many of the same strategies must be employed, immediately, in order to protect your business and yourself and to
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