Tag Archives: Online Complicance

Groundbreaking Settlements – Fake Social Media Engagement Illegal

In Groundbreaking Settlements, Attorneys General Find Fake Social Media Engagement Illegal By Tiffany Quach and Alexa Meera Singh The Office of the New York Attorney General (“NY AG”) and the Office of the Florida Attorney General (“Florida AG”) announced settlements with Devumi LLC and its offshoot …

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The Office Depot case is a cautionary tale

The Office Depot case is a cautionary tale By Michelle Singletary The fear of being hacked was allegedly the hook used by Office Depot, its subsidiary OfficeMax, and a California tech-support vendor to dupe customers into paying for computer repairs …

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Most Chrome Extensions Have No Listed Privacy Policy

Most Chrome Extensions Have No Listed Privacy Policy By Michael Kan Chrome extensions can certainly be useful, but many of them have no easily accessible privacy policies, according to new research. The security firm Duo published an analysis of 120,463 extensions and apps in …

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France fines Google nearly $57 million for first major violation of new European privacy regime

France fines Google nearly $57 million for a first major violation of new European privacy regime By: Tony Romm   Google has been fined nearly $57 million by French regulators for violating Europe’s tough new data privacy rules, marking the first …

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Google hit with FTC complaint over ‘inappropriate’ kids apps

Google hit with FTC complaint over ‘inappropriate’ kids apps By Alyssa Newcomb The Federal Trade Commission is being asked to investigate how apps that may violate federal privacy laws that dictate the data that can be collected on children ended …

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Privacy groups blast US FTC as digital ad industry ‘lapdog’

Privacy groups blast US FTC as digital ad industry ‘lapdog’ By David Mclaughlin Leading privacy watchdog groups lashed out at the US Federal Trade Commission for siding with the advertising industry as part of an initiative to update consumer-data protections. The …

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Goop Slammed for New Answer to “Deceptive” Advertising Claims

Goop Slammed for New Answer to “Deceptive” Advertising Claims By Katie Kilkenny The advertising watchdog that found 51 examples of false advertising on Goop’s website last year isn’t impressed by the lifestyle website’s new “coding system” for flagging which claims are supported by …

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FTC reaches $11M settlement with get-rich-quick scammers targeting Amazon

By Ben Fox Rubin The Federal Trade Commission has reached a $10.8 million settlement with two brothers who allegedly scammed prospective Amazon sellers for years with bogus coaching advice. Adam and Christopher Bowser, who live in Massachusetts, agreed to the …

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Gmail’s new ‘confidential mode’ offers more privacy controls — but don’t get too comfortable

Gmail’s new ‘confidential mode’ offers more privacy controls — but don’t get too comfortable By Jaclyn Cosgrove In rolling out major updates to Gmail, Google announced that the popular email service will soon feature a new “confidential mode” that promises …

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Why Your Occitanie Small Business Must Comply with New FTC and GDPR Data Protection Regulations… Before It’s Too Late!

Business Brief By Chip Cooper, Esq | Let’s say, you’re the owner of a small online business in , , and you’re vaguely familiar with FTC regulations affecting ad claims, testimonials, and substantiation. But, are you up to date with …

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