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America’s Kids Get More ‘Privacy’ for Christmas

Children found something in their stockings this Christmas they probably hadn’t asked for and won’t understand very well but surely could use: giftwrapped pleas for greater protection of their privacy on mobile devices from their national guardian in Washington: the … Continue reading

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FTC Launches Coast-to-Coast ‘Biz-Op’ Rule Blitz

From Vermont to California and Oregon to Florida, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has wasted no time enforcing its beefed up Business Opportunity (“Biz-Op”) Rule. Last month, it filed its first six cases across the country (three are the author’s) … Continue reading

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Senator ‘Data Pass’ Now Sets Sights on Data Brokers

When the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) speaks, Sen. Jay Rockefeller (D-WV), chairman of the U.S. Senate Commerce Committee and self-styled “champion of consumer privacy,” apparently listens. Two years ago, with the help and encouragement of the FTC, Rockefeller led passage … Continue reading

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