The FTC sued data broker Kochava, Inc. in federal district court, alleging their sale and distribution of consumer geolocation data constitutes an unfair act or practice. In the complaint, the FTC takes issue with Kochava’s model of...

Two Illinois District Courts denied defendants’ motions to dismiss and permitted plaintiffs to proceed with their Illinois Right of Publicity Act (“IRPA”) claims alleging defendants used their identities for commercial purposes without first obtaining written...

Today, Apple confirmed that it will delay the launch of its iOS 14 AppTrackingTransparency feature until early next year. However, Apple still intends to release iOS 14 this fall, along with its new privacy “nutrition labels”...

Photo credit: bloomicon – stock.adobe.com. At the end of April, the U.S. District Court in New Mexico dismissed most, but not all, of the New Mexico Attorney General’s claims against a group of Ad Networks...

Continuing the enforcement of its endorsement guidelines, the FTC announced its first settlement with individual influencers rather than focusing only on advertisers who work with influencers. In the action, the FTC alleged two YouTube personalities...

The FTC sent a loud signal, in the form of a $925,000 settlement with mobile ad network InMobi, that the Commission’s focus on ad tech data privacy is not limited to app developers and websites,...

The FTC approved a final consent order against clothing store Lord & Taylor (“L&T”), following allegations that it failed to disclose paid online native advertising and endorsements for its Design Lab product roll out. The...

The Federal Trade Commission announced a settlement requiring Lumos Labs, the company behind the Lumosity “brain training” program, to pay $2 million to the FTC and agree to certain future restrictions on advertising. The FTC...

It is that time of year when everyone is making New Year’s resolutions. And while getting to the gym more often, eating better and being nicer to your in-laws are all admirable, and maybe even...

I draft and edit a lot of data licensing and data services agreements for online, offline, social and mobile data. I often find myself revising or deleting certain reoccurring provisions because they invite disputes, raise...