Man Sues Halo Top for ‘Tricking’ Him, Ignites New War Over Ice Cream By Rae Paoletta What separates anyone, or anything, from qualifying as ice cream? Is a car ice cream? What about a cat? When it comes to determining what …
Why you should be reading the privacy notices choking your inbox By Mona Ibrahim You may be wondering what’s going on, or how it impacts you personally. I’m a lawyer who has been working with companies trying to deal with …
After Facebook scrutiny, is Google next? By The Associated Press Facebook has taken the lion’s share of scrutiny from Congress and the media about data-handling practices that allow savvy marketers and political agents to target specific audiences, but it’s far from …
Cryptocurrency startups bypass Facebook ad ban with sly marketing tricks By Mix As part of its larger efforts to clean up its act, a couple of months back Facebook announced it will no longer allow ads promoting crypto-products and initial coin offerings (ICOs) on …
The 7 Legal Rules Your Emails Must Follow By Susan Gunelius As an email marketer, you need to comply with laws that were put in place to protect consumers. While it might be tempting to buy a list of email addresses …
FTC Compliance for Affiliates: Recent Developments By Katy Atlas In 2013, the FTC released its .com disclosure guidelines, the seminal piece of regulatory guidance for online marketers. The broad takeaway from these guidelines is that disclosures must be clear and …
Facebook could theoretically owe the FTC $7.1 trillion for recent data scandals By Rachel Kaser Facebook might soon have a bigger adversary: The Federal Trade Commission (FTC), which could put Facebook on the hook for more money than even its redoubtable …
Chiropractor cited over advertisement By Seth Slabaugh The Indiana attorney general’s office has filed a complaint accusing a chiropractor of misleading advertising. Robert Kovacs paid for an ad in the Hartford City News-Times headlined, “Hurt by the other Chiropractor?” “By his …
StarKist doesn’t point out it pays AHA for logo on label By Lisa Fickenscher A consumer watchdog is weighing a probe into StarKist Tuna and its relationship with the American Heart Association, concerned that the pair have been misleading consumers …
Consumer groups file FTC complaint against YouTube for collecting kids’ personal data without parental consent By Robin Kurzer A coalition of 23 consumer groups filed a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission charging YouTube with violating the Children’s Online Privacy Protection …
