Tag Archives: Federal Trade Commission
Ignorance is NO Excuse: 3 Legal Mistakes That Can Spell Doom For Your Hauts-de-france Business… and Personal Assets
In the struggle and toil of running your own business, there’s one task that is frequently forgotten or pushed to the side. And that task is putting the right legal systems in place to protect your business from an FTC lawsuit.
Snapchat Responds To Chatter About Privacy Policy Change
Social media rumors were taken far too seriously this past weekend, as word spread around the globe that Snapchat’s recent privacy policy update gave the company ownership over user content, which includes photos, videos, and text messages.
LifeLock coughs up $96m to FTC in false ad claim deal
Identity theft / protection alert biz LifeLock coughs up $96m to FTC in false ad claim deal – settlement dumps company into the red.
FTC Reviewing VW’s ‘Clean Diesel’ Ads for Fraudulent Claims
The Federal Trade Commission is now reviewing whether car manufacturer Volkswagen’s advertising campaign touting its “Clean Diesel” engines amount to fraud – adding a new avenue for U.S. regulators to punish the German automaker for its emissions-rigging deception.
FTC Ruling ‘Bans Biodegradable’ on Products
The Federal Trade Commission has ruled that ECM BioFilms acted deceptively by making false and unsubstantiated environmental claims by saying its product is biodegradable.
FTC declines to probe whether ads for `diet’ products are deceptive
Federal Trade Commission officials have rejected a consumer group’s call for an investigation into whether Coca-Cola, Pepsico and other manufacturers have falsely advertised that artificially sweetened soft drinks and food products help people lose weight.
FTC to Host Workshop on Online Lead Generation
The FTC sure keeps themselves busy! Last month was a workshop on Homeopathic Medicine & Advertising, this month’s is about Lead Generation and in January will be PrivacyCon. Follow the Lead: An FTC Workshop on Lead Generation set for October 30th, 2015 – the workshop will focus on “the consumer protection issues raised by the practices of the lead generation industry, and what consumers and businesses should know and do to address them
PrivacyCon Coming 2016
The FTC’s PrivacyCon is set for January 2016 with goal being a premier privacy research event that will support the advancement of understanding of security and privacy issues for the digital age.
Bayer Defeats FTC
Few and far between a loss for the FTC as Bayer AG prevailed in a lawsuit filed by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission that accused the drugmaker’s U.S. unit of making unsubstantiated claims about a dietary supplement marketed to promote digestion.
LinkedIn Settles Class-Action Lawsuit
Mega lawsuit forces LinkedIn to pay millions AND change its Privacy Policy. As we prepare for this Tuesday’s Member’s Only Hangout about Privacy Policy, last weeks move to settlement on behalf of LinkedIn speaks to everyone doing business online – big and small.
