Ad Law Access
The Most Important Consumer Protection Developments of 2012
William C. MacLeod Announces the Jodie Awards It was the biggest year in history for one type of advertising – the pitches for political campaigns. That territory may still be the Wild, Wild West as far as consumer…
HHS Clarifies that ISPs are not Business Associates under HIPAA
The Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) issued a final rule to update its regulations under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (“HIPAA”). In the final rule, HHS clarifies that data…
NAI Releases 2012 Compliance Report for Online Behavioral Advertising
On February 7, 2013, the Network Advertising Initiative (“NAI”) released its 2012 Annual Compliance Report addressing member organizations’ adherence to the NAI Code . The NAI Code is one of the leading industry…
CPSC Imposes Another Six-Figure Civil Penalty
The Consumer Product Safety Commission ("CPSC") recently announced a settlement with Whalen Furniture Manufacturing, Inc. (d/b/a Bayside Furnishings), resolving allegations that the company failed to file a timely…
FTC Takes Action on Mobile App Privacy
On February 1, the FTC issued the staff report Mobile Privacy Disclosures: Building Trust Through Transparency, which provides a series of consumer privacy-focused recommendations for key stakeholders in the mobile…