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Decoded - Technology Law Insights, V 5, Issue 5, June 2024

We are pleased to announce that several of the firm’s practice groups and attorneys were recognized in the 2024 edition of Chambers USA, a directory of leading law firms and attorneys. Chambers and Partners annually...more

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Accelerating Privacy Scrutiny: Key Developments for the Auto Industry

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Recent U.S. developments indicate a growing focus on regulating and investigating the data privacy practices of companies in the automotive sector. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently highlighted in a blog post its...more

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FTC Bans Lead Generator from Participating in Robocalls in $7 Million Settlement

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This week, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced a Proposed Stipulated Order with lead generator Response Tree LLC and its president, resolving allegations that the company violated the Telemarketing Sales Rule (TSR)...more

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February Privacy Report: FTC Expands Its Use of “Unfairness” Authority in GoodRx Matter

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GoodRx Faces Million Dollar Proposed Penalty from FTC in First Enforcement Action Under the Health Breach Notification Rule - Settlement reveals views on application of unfairness authority to sharing of sensitive...more

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Wireless Roundup (October 2022)

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FCC Seeks Comment on Call Authentication Trust Anchor: In this Public Notice, the Wireline Competition Bureau (WCB or Bureau) of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) requests comment on “address[ing] two...more

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AD-ttorneys@law - August 2022 #2

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FCC Slams American Scammers for 8 Billion Robocalls - With too many calls to document, carriers are ordered to pull the switch on traffic - One Robo to Call Them All - What sort of activity earns a court order, a public...more

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The State AG Report - Volume 7, Issue 46

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Here are last week’s curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US: 51 Attorneys General Urge FCC to Implement...more

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Jones Day Global Privacy & Cybersecurity Update | Vol. 23

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UNITED STATES - Regulatory—Policy, Best Practices, and Standards - NIST Produces Roadmap for Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity Version 1.1 - On April 25, the National Institute of Standards and Technology...more

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ERSP Asks Investing Daily to Tone It Down - Programs asks what a typical investor’s experience is likely to yield - Hard Sell? Investing Daily is a website that promotes a handful of splashily titled publications...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

FTC Enforcement Trends in Consumer Protection

A comprehensive review of recent Federal Trade Commission (FTC or Commission) consumer protection actions shows that the FTC continues to be one of Washington’s most aggressive regulators. While the number of enforcement...more

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In This Issue: - ASRC Internet Ad Program Adds a Notch to Its Belt - Court Unties Gag on Dissatisfied Weight-Loss Consumers...more

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

Ninth Circuit Selected to Hear Consolidated Net Neutrality Appeals

On March 8, 2018, the United States Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation randomly selected the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit to hear the petitions for review of the Federal Communications Commission’s...more

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Ninth Circuit decision reaffirms the FTC's jurisdiction in overseeing broadband markets

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On 27 February 2018, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled unanimously in an en banc decision that the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) may bring enforcement actions against AT&T and other telecommunications...more

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Alert: Ninth Circuit Rescues FTC Authority Over Common Carriers’ Non-Carrier Services

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The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit this week issued an en banc decision reversing an earlier Ninth Circuit panel order that had found the Federal Trade Commission has no authority over “common carriers,” including...more

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Support for FTC Jurisdiction Over Broadband: Ninth Circuit En Banc Rules Common Carrier Exemption is “Activity,” and not...

The Republican-led FCC’s effort to get out of the business of regulating broadband providers’ consumer practices took a step forward on Monday. In an appeal that has been proceeding in parallel with the FCC’s “Restoring...more

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

Support for FTC Jurisdiction Over Broadband:  Ninth Circuit En Banc Rules  Common Carrier Exemption is “Activity,” and not...

The Republican-led FCC’s effort to get out of the business of regulating broadband providers’ consumer practices took a step forward on Monday. In an appeal that has been proceeding in parallel with the FCC’s “Restoring...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Ninth Circuit Upholds FTC Authority Over Non-Carrier Activities of Common Carriers

On February 26, 2018, a unanimous 11-judge en banc panel of the Ninth Circuit upheld the authority of the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) over the non “carrier” activities of a company with common carrier lines of business...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Net Neutrality: From Rules to Enforcement

To say that strong passions have surrounded the recent Federal Communications Commission vote to reverse 2015’s net neutrality rules is putting it mildly. There are stories that FCC Chairman Ajit Pai has endured racist...more

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Coming Full Circle: FTC Recovers BIAS Regulation Jurisdiction Following FCC Vote

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In a widely publicized decision, the Federal Communication Commission (FCC) voted on Dec. 14, 2017, to repeal the tenets of the Protecting and Promoting the Open Internet Order, or the Open Internet Order, of 2015. See...more

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On the Eve of the FCC’s Reclassification of Broadband Services, the FCC and FTC Release Memorandum of Understanding for Oversight...

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On December 11, 2017, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and Federal Trade Commission (FTC) released a draft Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) which will allocate oversight and enforcement authority related to...more

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FTC and FCC Outline Memorandum of Understanding to Coordinate Online Consumer Protection Following Adoption of the FCC’s Restoring...

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Yesterday, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced their intent to coordinate which of the two agencies would coordinate online consumer protection efforts following the...more

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AD-ttorneys@law

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Welcome to AD-ttorneys@law, BakerHostetler’s new weekly publication focused on keeping you up to date on legal and regulatory developments in advertising, marketing and digital media. With AD-ttorneys@law, you’ll get the...more

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Advertising Law - April 2017 #2

Business Supply Scam Operators Banned From Telemarketing - The Federal Trade Commission banned the operators of an office supply business from telemarketing pursuant to a settlement deal in Texas federal court. In...more

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

Court Rules in FTC’s Favor on “Common Carrier” Status in Cramming Case

On an issue that takes on new-found importance after FTC v. AT&T Mobility, a federal court in Montana granted summary judgment in favor of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) in a case alleging that the defendants violated the...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

President Trump and Open Internet

In President Trump’s America, is it the end of net neutrality? Forbes interviewed telecomm professionals to discuss outlook for the industry. Pre-election, there was virtually zero discussion of tech and telecom issues...more

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