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Snapchat Captured in FTC Enforcement
On May 8, 2014, the FTC announced a settlement with Snapchat resolving allegations that the popular mobile messaging app deceived consumers over the disappearing nature of users “snaps” and made false and…
White House Releases Big Report On Big Data
Everyone’s talking about big data. Why? Well, it’s big. Its potential benefit and impending challenge to individual privacy and discrimination are tremendous. Last week, to analyze the technological dimension of big…
POM Wonderful LLC Raises the Stakes at the D.C. Circuit
On May 2, 2014, POM Wonderful LLC (“POM”) argued before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, urging it to overturn a Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) decision prohibiting POM from making disease-related…
FTC Seeks Further Comments on the State of Mobile Security
Following last June’s forum on mobile security, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) again seeks to draw public attention to security issues in the mobile space. The FTC is soliciting comments from the public on a…
Buffalo Bills to Pay $3 Million to Settle Text Message Suit
When companies advertise text message programs, the Mobile Marketing Association requires them to disclose, among other things, the number of messages subscribers may receive. Although that may seem like a…