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[TCPA: Ninth Circuit Rejects Duguid’s “Footnote Seven” Argument, Holding That Storage of a Pre-Produced List Does Not Turn a System Into an ATDS]( Troutman Pepper In a succinct, emphatic opinion issued on January 19, the Ninth Circuit quietly rejected one of the last remaining arguments made by plaintiffs… [Hashtags and Headlines: The Rise of Social Media]( Venable LLP Social media platforms continue to be a useful way to share information, keep in touch with friends and family, and even promote an independent… [TL;DR? New Bill Addresses Online ‘Terms of Service’]( Loeb & Loeb LLP The Terms of Service Labeling, Design and Readability (TLDR) Act directs the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to issue rules requiring companies to… [Website layout passes muster: Court Enforces Cruise Line’s TCPA and Arbitration Disclosures Over Objection]( Squire Patton Boggs Those of you who attended Lead Generation World heard me discuss the big trend from back in 2020 in which Courts were refusing to enforce online… [US Banks Launch New Stablecoin; NFT Markets Expand; OCC Promotes Stablecoin Regulation; Blockchain Networks Evolve; Exchange Hacked for $34M]( Baker & Hostetler LLP In a recent press release, an association of FDIC-insured financial institutions announced the launch of the USDF Consortium (Consortium)… [The Controverse Matter of the Metaverse: Trade mark protection of digital products in the virtual world]( SKW Schwarz Rechtsanwälte Ralph Lauren opens its first virtual shop on the gaming platform Roblox, Gucci sells a purely virtual Dionysus handbag for more than 4,100 dollars on… [The Controverse Matter of the Metaverse: Markenrechtlicher Schutz von digitalen Produkten in der virtuellen Welt]( SKW Schwarz Rechtsanwälte Ralph Lauren eröffnet seinen ersten virtuellen Shop auf der Gaming-Plattform Roblox, Gucci verkauft auf derselben Plattform eine rein virtuelle… [Navigating a Security Incident - Best Practices for Engaging Service Providers]( Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP Organizations experiencing a security incident must grapple with numerous competing issues simultaneously, usually under a very tight timeframe and… [Insight into Name Normalization: What Is Your Name?]( Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP Assigning a single unique name to identify an individual has created problems that precede the inception of e-discovery. Think of Santa Claus, St… [FTC Fines Lead Generation Company $1.5M Citing Misuse of Consumer Financial Data]( Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP A California-based lead generation company recently settled with the FTC for $1.5 million over alleged privacy violations. The FTC argued that the… [FTC’s Antitrust Suit Against Facebook Survives Motion to Dismiss]( Constantine Cannon LLP On January 11, 2022, the U.S. District Court Judge James Boasberg denied Facebook's motion to dismiss the FTC's Amended Complaint which alleges that… [Cyber insurance is crucial - but not easy to sign!]( New Jersey SKW Schwarz Rechtsanwälte In times of strongly increasing attacks on the IT infrastructure of companies as well as public institutions and even private users from the internet… [ビジネスメール詐欺（Business E-mail Compromise）への注意喚起]( Masuda Funai Eifert & Mitchell Ltd サイバー犯罪の手段として、ビジネスメール詐欺（Business E-mail Compromiseï¼‰ã®æ‰‹æ³•ãŒå¥½ã‚“ã§åˆ©ç”¨ã•ã‚Œã‚‹ã‚ˆã†ã«ãªã‚Šã¾ã—ãŸã€‚æ‚ªæ„ã‚ã‚‹ç¬¬ä¸‰è€…ã¯ã€æ”¯æ‰•ã®å—é ˜è€…ã«ãªã‚Šã™ã¾ã—ã¦æ”¯æ‰•è€…ã‚’æ¬ºãã€è‡ªã‚‰ãŒç®¡ç†ã™ã‚‹å£åº§ã«è³‡é‡‘ãŒæŒ¯ã‚Šè¾¼â€¦ [Potential Pitfalls When Using Music in Social Media Marketing]( Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP Harnessing the power of social media to market products and services is now commonplace, and can take a number of forms, including paying social… [FTC Reviews Fashion Nova - Review Suppression Leads to Double Trouble]( Baker & Hostetler LLP In April 2020, when we were all focused on finding masks and hand sanitizer, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced a $9.3 million settlement… [NYC Requires Licensing of Third-Party Food Delivery Apps]( Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz PC This week, new laws went into effect in New York City that require third party food delivery apps to be licensed by the City's Department of Consumer… [Trademarks meet NFTs: Hermès sues NFT creator over MetaBirkins]( Reed Smith LLP As anticipated by those watching this space, Hermès filed a lawsuit in New York federal court against Mason Rothschild, an individual who created a… [New York Attorney General Releases Guide on Credential Stuffing Attacks]( New York Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP We have heard time and time again that we should not reuse passwords across accounts—if a cybercriminal were to obtain access to the password of one… [Bipartisan Group of Attorneys General Sue Google for Alleged Unfair and Deceptive Practices With Consumer Location Data]( Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz PC Earlier today, Attorneys General from D.C., Texas, Washington, and Indiana announced lawsuits against Google over alleged unfair and deceptive… [NYAG Issues Credential Stuffing Guidance]( Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP The New York AG recently issued information about steps companies can take to protect against credential stuffing attacks, and how to handle them if… [Practical Compliance Tips: Baltimore Private-Sector Facial Recognition Ban]( Blank Rome LLP In mid-2021, Baltimore, Maryland, passed Council Bill 21-0001 (the “FRT Ordinance”), becoming the second U.S. jurisdiction to enact sweeping facial… [The FTC Cracks Down On, and Provides New Guidance to Prevent, Suppression of Negative Reviews]( Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz PC In a trio of announcements, the FTC has left little doubt about its continued interest in protecting the product review ecosystem to “ensur[e] that… [FTC Holds Online Fashion Brand Accountable for Suppressing Negative Reviews, Issues Updated Guidance for Marketers, and Warns Review Platforms]( Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP In the first FTC case to challenge a company’s failure to post negative reviews, the FTC has reached a proposed settlement agreement with the online… [SBA rolls out pilot program to bolster small business’ cybersecurity infrastructures]( Buckley LLP On January 21, the SBA announced $3 million in funding for the agency’s Cybersecurity for Small Business Pilot Program. The funding is intended to… [Global] Internet & Social Media #top [Litiges relatifs aux noms de domaine sénégalais : UDRP avec l’OMPI]( IP Twins Le NIC Sénégal, le registre chargé de l’administration des noms de domaine sénégalais, a décidé que les litiges relatifs aux noms de domaine .SN… [Disputes relating to Senegalese domain names: UDRP with the WIPO]( IP Twins NIC Senegal, the registry responsible for administering Senegalese domain names, has decided that disputes relating to .SN domain names will be… [Results of IoT Sector Inquiry out: Commission confirms concerns, considers competition cases and regulation]( CMS Legal On 20 January 2022, the European Commission published its Final Report on the consumer Internet of Things (the “IoT”) Sector Inquiry, which it… [The rise of virtual influencers]( DLA Piper In the latest version of The Economist’s annual “The World Ahead” feature, virtual influencers are identified as one of the key emerging Technologies… Other top stories [Updata- Your quarterly Data Privacy and Cybersecurity update - Edition 14 October to December 2021]( [Tax Law Struggles To Keep Pace With the Proliferation of Cryptocurrency]( [China Faces Existing and Expanded US Restrictions on Trade, Investment and Technology]( [Court Finds Implied License Allowed CBD Brand to Use Advertising Materials Created by Freelancer]( [California Consumer Privacy Act, California Privacy Rights Act FAQs for Covered Businesses]( [SEC Expected To Introduce Host of New Rules in 2022, Enhance Enforcement]( [Cross-Border Transfer Master Class: Transfers from EEA Controller to Non-EEA Controller: Controller (EEA) → Controller (EEA) → Affiliated Processor (US)]( [“Are You Guys Into Crypto????”: Celebrities Promoting Cryptocurrencies Become Class Action Targets]( [Debunking Data Privacy Myths]( [Cross-Border Transfer Master Class: Transfers from EEA Controller to Non-EEA Controller: Controller (EEA) → Controller (EEA) → Affiliated Processor (US)]( International developments [Biting off more than they can chew? 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