Ad Law Access

Updates on advertising law and privacy law trends, issues, and developments

Spokeo Agrees to Pay $800,000 to Settle Charges of FCRA Violations

Today, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced that Spokeo, Inc., an information broker that markets and sells detailed consumer data profiles, will pay $800,000 to settle FTC charges that it violated the Fair…

Tips from the FTC Workshop on Effective Mobile Policy Disclosures

Kelley Drye

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently held a public workshop entitled “In Short: Advertising & Privacy Disclosures in a Digital World” exploring effective advertising and privacy disclosures in social media and…

Free Cup of coffee!* FTC Workshop on Advertising and Privacy Disclosures Explores Dot Com Updates

Last week the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) held an information gathering workshop titled “ In Short: Advertising and Privacy Disclosures in a Digital World ”. The purpose of the workshop was to discuss the need for…

Paul Ohm to Serve as Senior Adviser to FTC on Internet, Privacy and Mobile Markets

Professor Paul Ohm, Associate Professor at the University of Colorado Law School, will be joining the FTC as a senior policy adviser for consumer protection and competition issues in the Internet and mobile market…

Myspace Settles FTC Charges of Misleading and Deceptive Statements in its Privacy Policy

On May 8, 2012, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced its settlement with social networking service Myspace on charges that it misrepresented its protection of users' personal information in violation of federal…