The European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) sets a high standard for consent. Consent means offering people genuine choice and control over how their data is used. The GDPR definition of consent is “any freely given, specific, informed and unambiguous indication of the data subject’s wishes by which he or she, by a statement … Read more
The requirements laid out in the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) are set to activate on May 25th, but according to a recent study, many brands aren’t yet in compliance. The study was conducted by Databoxer, and it found that 49% of UK consumers haven’t yet received an email from any brands requesting permission to … Read more
Google in general, and YouTube specifically has had a complaint filed against it with the Federal Trade Commission for failing to comply with the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA). The complaint was filed by a coalition of 23 different consumer groups who say that Google isn’t even making any type of real effort to … Read more
One of the biggest facilitators of marijuana deliveries in California faces a possible class-action lawsuit that one Bay Area attorney says could threaten the company’s existence. Farrah Williams, of San Diego, filed suit against San Francisco-based Eaze Solutions on May 2, alleging the delivery business violated federal law by spamming her and other customers with … Read more
In February of this year, legislation was initiated to expand the existing California anti-spam law to provide stricter requirements applicable to any person or entity initiating or advertising in a commercial email advertisement either sent from California or to a California email address. How Will the New Legislation Affect Commercial Email Advertising? The author sponsored bill seeks to amend Sections 17529, … Read more
An Assembly member recently introduced AB 2546, an author-sponsored bill that would amend California’s anti-SPAM legislation (CBPC § 17529.5). The potential impact on the email marketing industry is profound. The bill expands California’s anti-SPAM law to provide that it is not only unlawful for any person or entity to “advertise in” a commercial email, but … Read more
The Federal Trade Commission works with the U.S. Justice Department to enforce antitrust law and investigates companies accused of deceptive advertising. Four new commissioners have been sworn in at the FTC. This is the first time that the agency has had five commissioners since Josh Wright, a Republican, stepped down in mid-2015. Joining Maureen Ohlhausen … Read more
Oracle originally filed a suit against Google back in 2010, alleging that Google violated their patent and copyrights when using Java APIs as part of the Android operating system. Oracle was seeking $9 Billion in damages from Google. The courts ruled with Google, however, saying that the Java APIs couldn’t actually be copyrighted. Of course, … Read more
The Federal Trade Commission has announced that it has sent letters to two foreign companies that market electronic devices and apps that appear to collect geolocation data from children, warning that the companies may be in violation of the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) Rule. The letters were sent to China-based Gator Group Co., Ltd., … Read more
Kaspersky Labs is the maker of one of the most popular anti-virus systems available today. They have been a respected name on the web for many years, and have helped to protect both individual PCs and many businesses. According to a recent announcement, however, they are being banned from advertising on Twitter due to connections … Read more
As the requirements of GDPR are being implemented, many people are wondering just what type of impact it will have. Email service provider MailJet conducted some research, and found that marketers will likely lose about 40% of their web traffic because of these new regulations. While this is currently only going to be law in … Read more
The FTC has announced that Uber Technologies, Inc. has agreed to expand the proposed settlement it reached with the agency last year over charges that the ride-sharing company deceived consumers about its privacy and data security practices. After the announcement of last year’s proposed settlement, the FTC learned that Uber had failed to disclose a significant breach … Read more
If you’ve ever purchased a game console or other piece of electronics gear, chances are you’ve seen a “Warranty Void if Removed” sticker stuck somewhere on the device. There’s typically a peel-away tape used to confirm whether a device has been opened. If it has, companies will often attempt to deny warranty claims. The Federal … Read more
KerrisdaleCapital has released a scathing report about QuinStreet, a public firm with questionable ties to unethical publishers offshort. According to them: We are short shares of QuinStreet, a web-1.0 adtech firm that acts as a middleman between online advertisers and niche web sites. These niche sites attract visitors (leads) who are shopping for, say, a … Read more
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