FTC Approves Settlement with Lenovo over Advertising Software Privacy Allegations

The Federal Trade Commission recently announced that it has approved a settlement with Lenovo regarding the company's alleged, widely-publicized practice of pre-installing an advertising software program on some laptops that caused security vulnerabilities. The settlement terms include prohibitions regarding the misrepresentation of any features of pre-installed software that would "inject advertising

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FTC’s Data-Breach “Unfairness” Standard

  The FTC has showed no signs of slowing down when it comes to data breach investigations and enforcement actions. In doing so, the Commission utilizes concepts of “unfairness” and “deception.” Companies that tell consumers they will safeguard their personal information are forced to live up to those representations. To establish that a

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Now or Never – Hop on the Mobile Marketing Growth Train

Eighty two minutes.   That’s the average amount of time an American spends on their mobile device on any given day.  The addiction started way back in 1999 with the introduction of the Blackberry, or as most of us lovingly refer to them “the crackberry.” If you are like most of us

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