03.26.15
The Data Broker Accountability and Transparency Act has returned to Congress.
03.20.15
In a split vote, the Federal Communications Commission approved a new net neutrality measure that would ban fast lanes and re-label broadband as a utility similar to water, gas, and electricity.
03.12.15
Bringing consumer choice to mobile applications, the Digital Advertising Alliance released “AppChoices,” a free app that will allow consumers to opt out of tracking on mobile devices.
03.05.15
A “#1 brand prescribed” claim implies that professionals have a choice in prescribing brands, the National Advertising Division explained in a new decision, recommending that an advertiser discontinue such a claim as it was the only brand available for prescription.
02.27.15
Affirming dismissal of a lawsuit challenging hundreds of thousands of spam e-mails, the Fourth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said the plaintiff company could not recover because it actually invited the spam.
02.20.15
The battle over net neutrality took a new turn when Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler announced his intention to reclassify broadband service as a utility as part of a new proposal that will provide “the strongest open Internet protections” possible.
02.12.15
Emphasizing the importance of protecting consumer privacy and security, the Federal Trade Commission recently released its staff report on the Internet of Things.
02.09.15
On January 30, 2015, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit issued its long-awaited opinion in the POM case.
02.06.15
Calling the current advertising climate “a technological revolution at the intersection of marketing and consumer data,” Director of the Federal Trade Commission’s Bureau of Consumer Protection Jessica Rich discussed the importance of protecting the privacy of consumers who make ...
01.29.15
Data security and privacy concerns received special attention in President Obama’s State of the Union address where the President advocated his recently released data security and privacy legislative proposals.