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Ramirez and Brill Confirmed as FTC Commissioners
Late last night, the Senate unanimously confirmed Edith Ramirez and Julie Brill to fill the two vacant seats on the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). 1 Ms. Ramirez will replace Republican Deborah Majoras, who stepped…
Apple Allows Some Promotions on iPhone Apps
RegHardware reports that Apple recently changed the terms of its iPhone Software Development Kit ("SDK") to allow companies to offer certain promotional games on apps. Although some reports circulating online suggest…
Italian Court Convicts Google Executives of Privacy Violations
On February 24, 2010, an Italian court convicted three Google executives for violation of Italy's privacy laws resulting from a video that was posted to Google Video showing a group of teenagers bullying another…
Supreme Court Clarifies Diversity Jurisdiction Standard
In a unanimous decision Tuesday in Hertz v. Friend, -- U.S. --, No. 08-1107, 2010 WL 605601 (Feb. 23, 2010), the Supreme Court clarified the test federal courts should apply to determine a corporation’s citizenship…
FTC Warns Companies of Data Leaks on Peer-to-Peer File Sharing Networks
This post was written by Dana B. Rosenfeld On February 22, 2010, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) announced that it notified nearly 100 organizations that personal information about the organizations’ customers…