Earlier this year, Fred Weiss, a Pittsburgh Penguins hockey team fan, responded to an offer to receive text messages alerting him to team news and special offers. Although the terms pertaining to the call-to-action apparently promised Weiss that he would receive no more than

On March 26, 2012, the Federal Trade Commission (the “Commission” or “FTC”) released its much-anticipated final privacy report, Protecting Consumer Privacy in an Era of Rapid Change. The report builds upon the Commission’s December 2010 preliminary report, and provides recommendations for businesses and policymakers

In a recent case of first impression, the National Advertising Division of the Council of Better Business Bureaus (“NAD”) – an industry forum for resolving disputes among advertisers – addressed an advertiser’s use of Facebook’s “like” feature in connection with an online promotion. Such

On November 29, 2011, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) announced a proposed order against Facebook that builds upon both the FTC’s recommendations from its 2010 draft privacy report and precedents set in the order that it recently imposed on Google. Any business that collects