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

Facebook Settlement with the FTC Includes Stringent Privacy Requirements

Facebook has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) charges alleging that the social network company engaged in deceptive practices that enabled third-party access to Facebook users’ private information,…

Join Us on Dec 7th for the Seminar, "gTLDs: The Next Move is Yours!"

ICANN made its move to launch the new generic Top Level Domains (gTLDs), the biggest change to the structure of the Domain Name System since its inception 25 years ago. (A gTLD is the name to the right of the dot in a…

Future Uncertain for USDA Proposed Rule to Revise School Lunch Nutrition Quality Standards

On November 18, 2011, President Obama signed into law H.R. 2112, the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act (Pub. L. 112-055), which, among other things, provides funding for the U.S. Department of…

California Voter Initiative: Labeling Genetically Engineered Foods

On November 9, 2011, the Committee for the Right to Know, a consumer advocacy group that focuses on consumer, public health, environmental, and food issues, submitted the California Right to Know Genetically Engineered…

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…