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Reebok Agrees to Pay $25 Million to Settle Charges of Unsubstantiated Advertising for Toning Shoes
Today the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) announced that Reebok International, Inc. has agreed to pay $25 million to settle charges that the company engaged in deceptive advertising for its EasyTone and RunTone toning…
Privacy vs. Bankruptcy: Case Lesson on When Customer Data is Not for Sale
On September 21, 2011, FTC Bureau of Consumer Protection Director David Vladeck sent a letter to the court appointed consumer privacy ombudsman in the Borders Group, Inc. (Borders) bankruptcy proceeding advising…
Data Security Legislation Gets Partisan
The previously bi-partisan approach to data security has fallen victim to the increasingly rigid and high pitched partisan divide on Capitol Hill. Yesterday, the Senate Judiciary Committee passed three data…
Is the Price Really Right? Michaels Stores Agrees to Pay $1.8 Million to Settle Deceptive Sale Pricing Charges in New York
Yesterday the New York Attorney General announced that Michaels Stores, Inc., has agreed to pay $1.8 million to settle charges that the company engaged in deceptive advertising by misleading consumers about the…
House Hearing Looks at Lessons from EU Privacy Model, Burdens on U.S. Companies
On September 15, 2011, the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing and Trade held a hearing examining the European Union’s (EU’s) privacy and data collection regulations and their impact…