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All signs are that California’s controversial ballot initiative, Consumer Right to Privacy Act of 2018, is gathering momentum ahead of a November vote.  Telecom and Internet-based business are preparing to oppose the ballot measure. The initiative has been introduced by two California citizens and would impose new data privacy and security obligations, as well as significant liability for the…

So you received a Civil Investigative Demand (CID) from the Federal Trade Commission related to a consumer protection matter. Now what? On January 19, 2018, Thomas B. Pahl, Acting Director, FTC Bureau of Consumer Protection provided responses to questions that the agency frequently hears from companies that have received CIDs in order to shed some…

The FTC has released is Privacy and Data Security Update (2017).  The report provides a comprehensive overview of the agency’s enforcement, policy initiatives, and consumer outreach and business guidance in the areas of privacy and data security.  The FTC is the country’s primary privacy and data security enforcer. The FTC uses a variety of tools to…

FTC defense attorney Richard B. Newman is one of the most highly regarded government and regulatory defense-focused attorney.s in the country.  His practice focuses exclusively on matters of marketing compliance and consumer-protection law.  That focus, and the in-depth experience that comes with it, allows him to provide his clients with sound advice, creative strategies and advantageous outcomes.…

Heading into 2017, Acting Chairman Ohlhausen described 2016 at the FTC by stating that the agency “continued to tackle the issues of most importance to consumers, including fraud utilizing traditional and novel platforms, deceptive advertising, privacy and data security.” The 2016 Annual Highlights offered a detailed digest of the previous year in law enforcement, policy…

The FTC continues to aggressively target negative option offers that deceptively induce consumers through a “free trial” or low-cost initial fee to make a purchase without being informed there will be recurring charges unless they cancel. All material terms must be “clearly, conspicuously and prominently” disclosed to consumers prior to the submission of billing information.…