Privacy

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…

On January 5, 2018, BBC World News called on Internet advertising lawyer Richard B. Newman to provide commentary on Mark Zuckerberg’s mission to “fix” Facebook.  Mr. Newman expressed that because social media companies have come under fire for allowing so-called bogus-news and fake political ads on their platforms during the 2016 U.S. elections, public-facing announcements regarding the implementation of policies designed to better…

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…

FTC defense lawyer Richard B. Newman of Hinch Newman LLP is featured by Data Protection Leader, an international publication for authoritative data professionals offering analysis and guidance on data privacy, compliance and data protection regulations. The article is entitled “Complying with the FTC’s COPPA Rule in a Data-Driven World.” The Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) is…