On December 3, 2013, the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing and Trade (CMT) held a hearing entitled “The FTC at 100: Where Do We Go From Here?” CMT Subcommittee Chairman Lee Terry (R-NE) chaired the hearing. At the hearing, Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chairwoman Edith Ramirez and Commissioners Julie Brill, Maureen […]
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FTC Chairwoman Reiterates Support for National Data Breach Law with FTC Enforcement Powers
At the National Consumers League Conference on identity theft, held on December 12, 2013 in Washington, D.C., Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) Chairwoman Edith Ramirez pushed for a federal data breach law featuring the FTC as the “enforcer.” Chairwoman Ramirez engaged in a keynote discussion with former FTC Chairwoman Deborah Platt Majoras and made her position […]
FTC Settles with Flashlight App Developer Over Charges It Transmitted Geolocation Data Without Consumers’ Knowledge
The creator of the popular “Brightest Flashlight Free” Android app has agreed to settle with the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) over charges that the app deceived consumers regarding the collection of geolocation information that was shared with third parties. The app, created by Goldenshores Technologies, LLC, (“Goldenshores”) turns a mobile device into a flashlight by […]
Prior Express Written Consent Now Required for Sending Marketing Messages via Robocall or Text Message; Questions Remain Regarding Pre-Existing Databases and Purely Informational Messages
Companies that have amassed databases of consumers’ landline and mobile numbers for telemarketing purposes are left in a quandary as to whether they must obtain additional consent from consumers to comply with the new Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”) rule. As of Wednesday October 16, 2013 companies that use prerecorded calls, autodialers or text messages […]
A+B Privacy Litigation Partner Dominique Shelton Quoted by BNA Bloomberg “Privacy Law Watch”
Several comments made by Dominique Shelton, a partner in the firm’s Litigation & Trial Practice Group, as part of the International Association of Privacy Professionals Privacy Academy in Bellevue, Washington, were included in a BNA Bloomberg Privacy Law Watch article discussing the conference panelists’ discussion on achieving mobile privacy compliance goals. As moderator, Shelton noted that […]