On June 6, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit vacated a cease-and-desist order by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued against LabMD, Inc. (LabMD) arising from an FTC enforcement action alleging that...more
6/13/2018
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Appeals ,
Cease and Desist Orders ,
Data Breach ,
Data Security ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
FTC Act ,
LabMD ,
Section 5 ,
Vacated
The majority of new cars today come with a variety of so-called “connected” features, such as the ability to communicate with one another, Internet-connected features and video content, and even the ability to drive...more
7/6/2017
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Connected Cars ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Collection ,
Data-Sharing ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
FTC Act ,
NHTSA ,
Privacy Concerns ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
V2V
On November 10, the US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit granted LabMD’s motion to stay enforcement, pending appeal, of a Federal Trade Commission (FTC) order against the company for its allegedly deficient data...more
In a widely anticipated move, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has overruled a decision by its own Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) that had dismissed a case against a medical testing laboratory accused of unreasonable data...more
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has issued warning letters to 28 companies that claim to be certified participants in the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperative’s (APEC) Cross-Border Privacy Rules (CBPR) system on their...more
7/15/2016
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Asia Pacific ,
Certifications ,
Code of Conduct ,
Cross-Border ,
Data Security ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
FTC Act ,
International Data Transfers ,
Misrepresentation ,
Privacy Policy ,
Websites
For the first time since 2009, the potential civil penalties for violating an administrative consent order under Section 5(b) of the FTC Act is going up. The maximum civil penalty the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) can now...more
7/6/2016
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Civil Monetary Penalty ,
COPPA ,
Energy Policy and Conservation Act (EPCA) ,
Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) ,
Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015 ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
FTC Act ,
Interim Rule ,
Labeling ,
Section 5 ,
Telemarketing Sales Rule
A mobile device’s geolocation can be passed to apps and ad networks through various application programming interfaces (APIs) provided by Android or iOS, but there are other ways to determine a consumer’s location using...more
In an effort to “reduce some of the ambiguous legal liability” that exists under Section 5 of the FTC Act, the House Energy and Commerce trade subcommittee advanced eleven legislative initiatives consolidated into four bills...more
The Federal Trade Commission's (FTC) recent report, Big Data: A Tool for Inclusion or Exclusion?, released on January 6, warns businesses engaged in big data analytics that the practice poses liability risks. While the FTC...more