Category Archives: FTC Compliance

We Know You Don’t Really Read Privacy Policies. This AI Can Do It For You.

We Know You Don’t Really Read Privacy Policies. This AI Can Do It For You. By Dom Galeon “I have read and understood…” has got to be one of the biggest lies people commit on a regular basis. It’s the …

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Social Media Influencers Stump for More Seamless Product Placement

Social Media Influencers Stump for More Seamless Product Placement By Mikey Glazer There’s a new social media beef brewing in Hollywood. A cross-section of influencers, their reps, and brand middlemen called out the FTC’s compulsory disclosures for their lucrative “sponsored post” …

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Child talent search agency improperly collected info on kids

Child talent search agency improperly collected info on kids, deceived customers: Feds By Bill Moak In the past couple of decades, the children’s talent industry has been booming. Although the number of children who actually land a profitable modeling or acting …

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Shocking look at how much of your data companies are sharing

Shocking look at how much of your data companies are sharing By Kevin Downey, Komando.com You probably do this all the time. It seems like a simple thing that everyone does so why not? Unfortunately, dozens of companies, or maybe hundreds …

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FTC’s Aggressive Enforcement of “Made in USA” Claims

FTC’s Aggressive Enforcement of “Made in USA” Claims By Jeffrey A Greenbaum (Frankfurt Kurnit Klein Selz) and Dorian Thomas (Frankfurt Kurnit Klein Selz) The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) has continued to aggressively prosecute advertisers for making “Made in USA” claims that the FTC …

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Lawyers’ ads, like those from Frank Azar, promising big payoffs present dilemma for consumers

Lawyers’ ads, like those from Frank Azar, promising big payoffs present dilemma for consumers By: Lance Benzel and Ellie Mulder   Nearly 40 years after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down bans on commercial speech by attorneys – paving the way for today’s …

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FTC Sues Companies That Touted Get-Rich-Quick Scheme On Facebook

FTC Sues Companies That Touted Get-Rich-Quick Scheme On Facebook By Wendy Davis  The Federal Trade Commission has obtained an order against companies that allegedly ran ads on Facebook and Instagram to market a bogus get-rich-quick scheme. Digital Altitude, Aspire Processing and …

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Minneapolis marketing agency to pay $2 million to settle complaint on deceptive ads

Minneapolis marketing agency to pay $2 million to settle complaint on deceptive ads By Nicole Norfleet A Minneapolis advertising agency agreed to pay $2 million to the Federal Trade Commission and Maine’s attorney general office to settle a lawsuit in which …

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NY sues fentanyl drug maker for $75M

NY sues fentanyl drug maker for $75M By Claude Solnik New York State Attorney General’s office has filed a lawsuit charging that Insys Therapeutics used false advertising to market Subsys, a drug that includes fentanyl, a highly addictive drug. The law …

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Does Checking In Mean You Check Your Privacy at the Door?

Does Checking In Mean You Check Your Privacy at the Door? By Patrick J. Kiger You might think that a “Do Not Disturb” sign on your hotel or motel room doorknob guarantees that you’ll be left alone. But since a gunman on …

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