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Not All Surveys Are Created Equal
Between January 2006 and June 2011, the National Advertising Division (NAD) of the Better Business Bureaus found that 71 percent of the consumer perception surveys introduced by parties to an NAD proceeding were…
California's Data Breach Notification Law Amended to Require More Information for Consumers
["On August 31, 2011, California amended its consumer data breach notification statute (Cal. Civ. Code §§ 1798.29 & 1798.82) to require that an entity, following a breach of its electronic data, provide certain…
Groupon Privacy Statement Revisions Reflect Evolving Legal and Regulatory Landscape
Groupon recently made sweeping and material changes to its web-posted privacy statement, allowing the company to collect more information and share it more freely with other companies. The changes allow Groupon to…
FTC Seeks Comment Regarding Retail Food Store Advertising and Marketing Practices Rule
On August 18, 2011 the FTC issued a request for public comment and advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPR) as part of the Commission's review of the costs, benefits, necessity, and regulatory and economic…
FDA to Host Public Workshop on Mobile Medical Apps Guidance
The FDA announced that it will host a public workshop on September 12th and 13th, 2011 to gather input on the agency’s recently issued draft guidance document, “ Mobile Medical Applications .” The FDA issued the…