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FTC Settles with Retail Tracking Company that Made Privacy Policy Promises It Couldn't Keep
Last week, the Federal Trade Commission announced its first settlement with a retail tracking company, resolving allegations that Nomi Technologies, Inc., a micro-location platform that provides analytics services to…
Washington State Amends Data Breach Notification Statute
Last week, the Washington Governor signed into law amendments to the state’s data breach notification statute. Importantly, the amendments, which take effect July 24, 2015, (1) expand the statute to cover breaches of…
Don Henley Settles Right of Publicity Suit with Retailer
Last year, Duluth Trading Company ran ads promoting its henley-style shirts that urged customers to “Don a Henley and take it easy.” (Readers of a different generation, take note: Don Henley is one of the singers in…
NAD Finds DirecTV’s Rob Lowe Ads to be Misleading
DirecTV has received a lot of attention for its ad campaign featuring Rob Lowe. Although many of the commercials are funny, not everyone is laughing. Comcast challenged the ads before the NAD, arguing that the ads make…
AT&T To Pay $25 Million to Resolve FCC Data Breach Claims
On April 8, 2015, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Enforcement Bureau announced that AT&T has agreed to a $25 million consent decree to resolve an FCC investigation into alleged consumer privacy violations…