Ad Law News and Views-February 1, 2017

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Marketing in a Multi-Device World: Update on Cross Device Tracking

On January 25, Kelley Drye hosted a webinar on maintaining transparency and respecting consumer choice while achieving marketing objectives. Megan Cox, Attorney at the Federal Trade Commission, J. Jurgen Van Staden, Vice President, Policy & Technology at the Network Advertising Initiative, and partner Dana Rosenfeld discussed recent law enforcement activity, such as the FTC’s recent settlement with Turn Inc., as well as self-regulatory guidance and enforcement issues surrounding cross device information tracking and uses. For a copy of the slide deck, please click here. To sign up for future webinars, please click here and sign up to receive communications from the Advertising and Marketing practice group.


Has the Supreme Court’s Resolution of Spokeo Played Out as Expected?

On May 16, 2016, the United States Supreme Court held in Spokeo Inc. v. Robins that a consumer cannot satisfy the injury-in-fact demands of Article III by alleging only a bare procedural violation of a statute, divorced from any concrete harm. The article examines the Spokeo decision and how that case impacted litigation in various contexts, including data privacy, the Truth in Lending Act (TILA), the Fair and Accurate Credit Reporting Act (FACTA), and the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA). Read more...


Self-Regulation of Interest-Based Advertising and Cross-Device Tracking

Partner Dana Rosenfeld co-authored the What’s In Store article Self-Regulation of Interest-Based Advertising and Cross-Device Tracking.” In this article they discuss the organizations working to balance the benefits of interest-based advertising with privacy concerns. Read more...

The Attack On Social Media Influencer Campaigns 

Partner Gonzalo Mon authored the Law360 article The Attack on Social Media Influencer Campaigns.” In the article, he notes that four consumer groups have sent letters to FTC encouraging the agency to investigate the use of influencers on Instagram. The combined letters include over 150 examples of campaigns that allegedly violate the FTC’s Endorsement Guides. Read more...
 
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