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While Congress Takes Time Out on Internet Privacy, FTC Tackles the ‘Four Horsemen’

While the 2012 election is likely to stall congressional momentum on online privacy legislation, it isn’t slowing down the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). Privacy has become one of its two main priorities, along with protection of the “Great Recession Consumer” … Continue reading

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Finally, FTC Takes a Stern ‘Tone’ With National Advertisers, Too

Forever, it seems, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has been socking it to the direct response marketing industry, seizing a company’s (and its owners’) assets before they’ve even had their day in court, installing receivers to shut down the business, … Continue reading

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National Online Privacy Law a ‘When,’ Not an ‘If’

Between high-noon debt-ceiling standoffs and government shutdown threats, Congress has continued to seek consensus around a national online privacy law, sparked by the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) 2010 preliminary report calling, among other things, for a “Do Not Track” (“DNT”) … Continue reading

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