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Going Geo-Loco: FTC Settles with Mobile Ad Network over Geolocation Collection
The FTC announced a settlement on Wednesday with mobile advertising company, InMobi Pte Ltd., concerning allegations that the company deceptively tracked the geolocation of hundreds of millions of unknowing consumers,…
Some Things are Best Kept Private: FTC Settles with Company for Using Private Health Data in Public Physician Reviews
The FTC recently reinforced its commitment to protecting consumer health data in its settlement with electronic health record company Practice Fusion. The company, which stores consumer health data in a cloud for…
Webinar and Live Program: Designing Notice and Consent for the Internet of Things
On June 14, 2016 2-3pm (ET) please join the NAI, Kelley Drye and Federal Trade Commission Chief Technologist Lorrie Faith Cranor in exploring effective notice and consent options as industry moves toward data…
It’s Not Just In Your Head: FTC Announces Yet Another Brain Health Settlement
The FTC recently announced another settlement involving a cognitive health product. According to the FTC’s complaint, LearningRx Franchise Corp. and its CEO, Dr. Ken Gibson, deceptively claimed that their brain…
Texas Settles with PayPal over Money Transfer App Advertising and Privacy Practices
On Friday, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced a settlement with PayPal, resolving allegations that its Venmo money transfer app violated the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices Act by failing to clearly disclose…