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Announcing the Sixth Edition of Advertising & Marketing Law: Cases & Materials by Tushnet & Goldman

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Rebecca Tushnet and I are pleased to announce the sixth edition of our casebook, Advertising & Marketing Law: Cases & Materials. A sample chapter, Chapter 14 (on publicity rights and endorsements), is available as a free download. Chapter 2: What is an Advertisement? Chapter 3: False Advertising Overview.

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Privacy Tip #352 – Scammers Using Search Engine Advertisements to Defraud Users

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The Announcement outlines a scary scheme by cyber criminals, who “are using search engine advertisement services to impersonate brands and direct users to malicious sites that host ransomware and steal login credentials and other financial information.” Use an ad blocking extension when performing internet searches.

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Privacy Tip #311 – New Mexico AG Serious About Children’s Privacy Protections

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New Mexico’s Attorney General, Hector Balderas, continues to champion children’s online privacy protections, this time settling with Google over alleged violations of the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA). The New Mexico AG is making a name for himself in the area of children’s privacy.

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Privacy Tip #347 – Do You Know What Geofencing Is and How You Are Tracked?

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Although a bit dated, a 2019 blog in Comaritech gives a good background on what geofencing is and what privacy concerns it presents. The blog, What is geofencing, how does it work, what are the privacy concerns? When users download these apps, they are notified that the company can share the location data with third parties.

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MPA: Pluto TV.m3u Playlists Facilitate Piracy on a Massive Scale

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These apps play a key role in the advertising mechanisms that generate revenue for the Pluto TV service and support the free-to-watch model. Users may also prefer less advertising or find the amount of user data scooped up by official apps a privacy risk.

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Privacy Tip #322 – Monitor Apps Collecting Kids’ Data

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There is a federal law, the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), that requires app developers to obtain parental consent before collecting information from children under the age of 13. The law has been on the books for a long time, yet companies are not always in compliance with it. The problem?

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LaLiga Targets Apple & Google Bosses For Failing to ‘Remote Delete’ IPTV App

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In 2021, more than 900,000 users downloaded the app through Google Play, in Spain alone. Last September, Javier Tebas revealed that LaLiga had “eliminated” 58 pirate apps, by unspecified means, together worth a million downloads in Spain. followers); YouTube (23k subscribers).

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