CommLaw Monitor
FTC Closes an Investigation Involving a Social Media Campaign
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…
Learning From FTC Closing Letters: Useful Insights into Prohibited Practices
In an interview with Catherine Dunn of Corporate Counsel, I discussed some of the patterns and principles found in FTC closing letters and how in-house counsel can benefit from understanding these trends should they…
FTC Continues to Scrutinize Children's Mobile Apps and Concludes Privacy Disclosures Are Insufficient
On December 10, the FTC issued the staff report, “Mobile Apps for Kids: Disclosures Still Not Making the Grade.” The report describes the results of a recent survey by FTC staff that examined the privacy disclosures…
FTC Hosts Workshop on Comprehensive Consumer Data Collection
Last week, the FTC hosted the public workshop, “The Big Picture – Comprehensive Online Data Collection,” which focused on the privacy concerns relating to the comprehensive collection of consumer online data by…
Watch Kelley Drye's "Smartphone Revolution" Webinar On Demand
Mobile marketing, sweepstakes and services, including location-based services, are governed by an alphabet soup of statutes and regulations: TCPA, COPPA, CAN-SPAM, CPNI, etc. To complicate compliance even further,…