Ad Law Access

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

5 Privacy Tips for Location-Based Services

The year 2012 is certain to reflect U.S. consumers’ continued love affair with sophisticated smartphones and tablets. One of the driving forces in the popularity of these devices is their ability to run mobile apps…

FTC Closes an Investigation Into a Blogging Promotion

As we've noted in previous posts, if a company provides incentives to a consumer in order to encourage the consumer to promote the company's products, the consumer is required to disclose those incentives. It's not…

Four Things to Know When Planning a Social Media Promotion

Social media has revolutionized the way companies run sweepstakes, contests, and other promotions. Not only does social media make it possible to do things that weren’t done a few years ago, it also makes it easier.…

Google+ Opens Up to Companies, But Prohibits Promotions

This week, Google launched Google+ Pages, a place where companies can post content and interact with consumers. In many ways, Google+ Pages is similar to Facebook Pages, but it also includes some unique functionality…

Avoiding Trouble When Adding an App to the Business Model

The rise of smartphones, wifi hotspots, and high-speed data networks has spurred new technology-based business models and the exponential growth of consumer information online. Chief among new technologies, the use of…