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FTC Signals More Criminal Referrals for Negative Option Fraudsters

Our colleagues at Privacy World blog have been monitoring negative option marketing (or dark patterns) for some time.  Last week, the FTC delivered its 2022 Criminal Liaison Report where it detailed its success referring FTC consumer fraud cases to prosecutors for criminal prosecution.  Again, our Privacy World colleagues are there to discuss what this Report means … Continue Reading

DOJ, FTC Pledge 7-Day Evaluation of Competitor Collaborations

Information about an expedited procedure for obtaining guidance about the permissibility of certain collaborations between competitors, which have the effect of protecting Americans’ health and safety, was set forth in a joint statement issued March 24, 2020, by the US Department of Justice (DOJ) and the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) (the Statement). The Statement … Continue Reading
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