By: Linda L. Goodman Consumer privacy seems to be an urgent topic lately, with the GDPR passage last year, and with many U.S. States passing legislation for consumer privacy protection, with consumer advocate groups and the business community asking for […]
California Consumer Privacy Act Updates Introduced in Legislature
By: Linda L. Goodman A new Senate bill was introduced this week that would seek to strengthen and clarify the California Consumer Privacy Act. The bill would expand the right of Californians to bring private legal actions alleging breaches of […]
California Data Breach Law Bill Proposal to Strengthen Protection
By: Linda L. Goodman A new California State Assembly bill was introduced this week that would expand the current Data Breach Law to require businesses to tell consumers when passport numbers, green cards, and biometric information like fingerprints, facial recognition, […]
FTC Votes to Keep the CAN-SPAM Rule
By: Linda L. Goodman Last week the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) announced that they have completed the review of the CAN-SPAM Rule and have voted to keep the rule with no changes. Starting in June of 2017, the FTC began […]
Warning Letters Sent to Companies Selling Dietary Supplements by the FTC and FDA
By: Linda L. Goodman The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) has joined with the Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) in sending warning letters to companies selling health-related products to ensure the products are advertised truthfully and that efficacy claims for the […]
Debt Relief Operator Fined and Banned from the Industry
By: Linda L. Goodman This month, Kevin W. Guice has been permanently banned from the telemarketing and debt relief industries. The Federal Trade Commission and Florida Attorney General accused Guice of founding and running a massive debt relief scam that […]
Free Trial International Operation Halted by the FTC
By: Linda L. Goodman On or about November 14, 2018, in response to the Federal Trade Commission’s motion, a U.S. District Court in California issued an order temporarily halting an alleged Internet marketing scam. The Commission alleged that the defendants […]
FTC Settles Deceptive Diabetes Claim with “Nobetes” Marketers
By: Linda L. Goodman A company that marketed and sold a pill called Nobetes, has settled with the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) in a case that alleged that the company falsely advertised the Nobetes pill they claimed treated diabetes. The […]
FTC Fires a Warning Shot to Comply with International Privacy Program!
By: Linda L. Goodman Three U.S. companies have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that they deceived consumers about their participation in the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (“APEC”) Cross-Border Privacy Rules (“CBPR”) system by false representations in their privacy policies. […]
It’s Friday Morning – Have you Checked your Bank Account Yet?
By: Linda L. Goodman For 15 companies and seven individuals that marketed and sold AuraVie, Dellure, LéOR Skincare, and Miracle Face Kit brand products, they will find that a California Federal District Court issued a temporary restraining order on June […]