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The FCC Open Internet Order: What your company needs to know
On March 12, 2015, the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC” or the “Commission”) released its long-awaited 2015 Open Internet Order, which the Commission adopted on February 26, 2015, in a 3-2, party-line vote. In brief, the 2015 Open...
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FTC Publishes Internet of Things Report
On January 27, 2015, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), by a 4 to 1 vote, issued a long-awaited staff report entitled The Internet of Things: Privacy and Security in a Connected World. The lengthy report summarizes the FTC’s November 19, 2013, workshop, which explored the consumer...
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Baby Steps In The Right Direction: An Overview Of The FCC’s Recent TCPA Rule Clarifications
The Federal Communications Commission (the “Commission” or “FCC”) seems to be opening the spigot a bit on its extensive backlog of Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”) petitions. Congress enacted the TCPA in 1991 to protect consumers from unwanted calls...
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FTC Focus On Mobile Apps Continues With New Report On Mobile Privacy Disclosures
On February 1, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) issued the staff report Mobile Privacy Disclosures: Building Trust Through Transparency (the “Report”),[1] which provides a series of consumer privacy-focused recommendations for key stakeholders in the mobile app...
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