NLRB Report Reviews Social Media Enforcement Actions
On August 18, 2011, the Associate General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB” or the “Board”) issued a report analyzing the Board’s recent social media enforcement actions. The report...
View ArticleRussia Data Protection Enforcement Update – Administrative Charges Follow Breach
It is being reported that Moscow prosecutors conducted an investigation into whether several websites that were involved in data breaches earlier this year violated the country’s data protection law....
View ArticleNonprofit Must Rehire Employees Axed for Facebook Complaints
In the first decision of its kind, a National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB” or the “Board”) Administrative Law Judge recently ruled on September 2, 2011 that a nonprofit organization unlawfully...
View ArticleIsraeli Court Rejects a Forum Selection Clause in Clickwrap Agreement
Omer Tene, Managing Director, Tene & Associates is reporting on the court’s decision: In a highly important decision, the Tel Aviv District Court annulled a forum selection clause in a clickwrap...
View ArticleNLRB Holds “Facebook” Firing Justified on Alternative Grounds, but Finds...
As we have discussed on our blog, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has continued a campaign of enforcement actions against employers who, according to the NLRB, have unlawfully terminated...
View ArticleFTC Takes on Super Cookies
On November 8, 2011, the Federal Trade Commission announced that an online advertiser, ScanScout, agreed to settle FTC charges that it deceptively used "Flash" cookies (also known as super cookies) to...
View ArticleNLRB Issues Second Report Reviewing Social Media Enforcement Actions
On January 25, 2012 the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) Office of the General Counsel released a report summarizing fourteen cases that were before the NLRB concerning the “protected and/or...
View ArticleEPIC Alleges Epic FTC Fail In Google Saga; We Review the Complaint
On February 8, 2012, the Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) asked the Federal District Court for the District of Columbia to compel the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to enforce the terms of...
View ArticleNLRB Issues Report on Employer Social Media Policies
The National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) recently issued another report analyzing provisions of six different employer social media polices. As we have previously discussed, these periodic NLRB...
View ArticleCalifornia Attorney General Sues Delta Air Lines for Failing to Have a Mobile...
Keeping good on her threat from October, the California Attorney General has brought her first lawsuit over a company’s failure to include a privacy policy in its mobile app. The suit, against Delta...
View Article10 Years After SB 1386, California Attorney General Issues First Ever Report...
As most know, California was the first state in the country, only 10 years ago, to pass the first ever state data security breach notification law, SB 1386, codified at California Civil Code sections...
View ArticleNew York Attorney General Cracks Down on Falsified Online Reviews
Last week, New York’s Attorney General’s Office announced that it had entered into settlements with nineteen companies, totaling more than $350,000 in fines, based on those companies’ involvement in...
View ArticleThe Internet of Things: FDA Releases Guidance on Securing Wireless Medical...
FDA, responding to pressure to provide direction on wireless medical device security, has released guidance concerning the use of RF wireless technology in medical devices. The Guidance contains...
View ArticleCalifornia AG’s Office Attorney Shares Views on Office’s Privacy and Security...
On Tuesday, a high ranking attorney in California’s Attorney General’s Office made clear that the office has maintained its laser focus on data privacy and security issues and has been paying close...
View ArticleFTC Brings First Actions Under the Restore Online Shoppers’ Confidence Act
Last month, the Federal Trade Commission brought a pair of actions under the Restore Online Shoppers’ Confidence Act (“ROSCA”) – the first of their kind. ROSCA Generally ROSCA (15 U.S.C. 8401 et seq.)...
View ArticleNumerous Warning Letters Serve as a Reminder that the FTC is Always Watching
The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) has been very active in its enforcement efforts in the past couple of months. In addition to other actions which we have blogged about, the FTC recently sent dozens...
View ArticleFTC’s $11.9 Million Win Emphasizes Need to Follow Guidelines
The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) just won another important victory as part of its crackdown on deceptive health claims. LeadClick Media (“LeadClick”) and its parent company were held responsible...
View ArticleRetail-Tracking Service Provider Nomi Technologies Settles FTC Complaint Over...
Last week, the Federal Trade Commission announced a complaint against and proposed settlement with Nomi Technologies, Inc.* (“Nomi”), based on allegations that Nomi included a false representation in...
View ArticleCaveat Venditor: FTC Amends Telemarketing Sales Rule to Enhance Anti-Fraud...
On November 18, 2015, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) released a final rule setting forth a number of key amendments to its Telemarketing Sales Rule (TSR). [FN1] Specifically, in response to...
View ArticleFTC Settles Advertising-Related COPPA Charges Against Two App Developers
This week, the FTC announced settlements with two developers of children’s apps that it claimed had failed to comply the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (“COPPA”). While any COPPA enforcement...
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