Writing for Expert Guide: Competition and Antitrust Law, Hogan Lovells attorneys Dean Hansell and Charles Dickinson discuss the FTC’s current consumer protection initiatives and identify emerging areas of focus of the agency’s regulatory initiatives. Hansell and Dickinson also expect that the FTC may be “more willing to push enforcement initiatives” with its current roster of Commissioners and offer that “companies of all sizes would be well-served to understand how their businesses might fall under the FTC’s radar.”
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FTC Text Spam Enforcement on the Rise
On March 7, the FTC announced a major new initiative cracking down on text message spammers and drove home the point by commencing eight new lawsuits against alleged spammers. In eight complaints filed in four different federal courts across the country, the FTC has charged a total of twenty-nine defendants, alleging that they collectively sent […]
FTC Enforces Against Obscure Privacy Disclosures in New Consent Decree
The FTC has entered into another consent decree arising out of privacy disclosures buried in a privacy policy, building on last year’s enforcement in the Sears case. The requirement of greater transparency was emphasized in the FTC draft report on privacy issued the day after the most recent enforcement settlement.
FTC Settlement Targets Deceptive Promises of Enhanced Privacy
The FTC has entered into a proposed settlement with a company that promised a consumer the ability to choose what information would appear when others searched for that person in the company’s online service, but failed to provide the promised control. This enforcement action is the latest in a series by the FTC against companies offering privacy protection services that failed to live up to the descriptions of the services.