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FTC Publishes Internet of Things Report
Last week, the FTC issued its long-awaited report entitled The Internet of Things: Privacy and Security in a Connected World . The report includes recommended privacy and security best practices for companies that…
D.C. Circuit Upholds FTC on POM’s Advertising, Strikes Two-Study Standard
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit issued an opinion on Friday, January 30, upholding the Federal Trade Commission’s findings that POM Wonderful’s advertising, in which it claimed that consuming POM…
Join Kelley Drye at the ABA Consumer Protection Conference - February 12 in Washington, DC
The American Bar Association Section of Antitrust Law will be presenting its biennial Consumer Protection Conference on February 12, 2015 in Washington, DC. The conference will bring together federal, state, and…
Privacy Groups Ask FTC to Investigate Contest Sponsor for Alleged COPPA Violations
Last week, ten privacy groups requested that the FTC open an investigation into a Topps Co. online contest, which they allege violated the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA). Specifically, the groups…
FTC Clarifies Standard for Clear and Conspicuous Disclosures
In late September 2014, the FTC announced its “Operation Full Disclosure” initiative, during which the agency sent warning letters to more than 60 companies addressing how the companies made disclosures in their…