Reference no: EM133150412
ASSIGNMENT INSTRUCTIONS
Select a press release from the approved list below. In the Response area, write two-three paragraphs addressing the following points:
1. Describe how the business violated the law--what did they do and why was it considered an unfair or deceptive trade practice--and what penalty was imposed (if any).
2. Explain whether you think the FTC was right or wrong and why you feel that way.
3. In one sentence, explain the lesson to be learned from this situation--what advice would you tell a website operator to reduce the risk of an FTC enforcement action while still achieving marketing or use goals?
1. FTC Imposes $5 Billion Penalty and Sweeping New Privacy Restrictions on Facebook
2. Operator of Celebrity Fan Websites to Pay $1 Million to Settle FTC Charges that It Illegally Collected Children's Information Without Their Parents' Consent
3. FTC Charges That Security Flaws in RockYou Game Site Exposed 32 Million Email Addresses and Passwords
4. Advertising Platform OpenX Will Pay $2 Million for Collecting Personal Information from Children in Violation of Children's Privacy Law
5. Fandango, Credit Karma Settle FTC Charges that They Deceived Consumers By Failing to Securely Transmit Sensitive Personal Information
6. FTC Settlement Puts an End to "History Sniffing" by Online Advertising Network Charged With Deceptively Gathering Data on Consumers
7. FTC Files Complaint Against Wyndham Hotels For Failure to Protect Consumers' Personal Information
8.FTC Charges Operators of "Jerk.com" Website With Deceiving Consumers; FTC heads to trial against Jerk.com
9. Digital Advertising Company Settles FTC Charges It Deceptively Tracked Consumers Both ?Online and Through Their Mobile Devices
10. Marketer of Internet--Connected Home Security Video Cameras Settles FTC Charges It Failed to Protect Consumers' Privacy
11. Developer of Apps Popular with Children Agrees to Settle FTC Allegations It Illegally Collected Kids' Data without Parental Consent
12. FTC Charges Businesses Exposed Sensitive Information on Peer--to--Peer File--Sharing Networks, Putting Thousands of Consumers at Risk
13. Membership Reward Service Aimed at College Savers Settles FTC Charges That Its 'TurboSaver Toolbar' Feature Deceptively Collected Consumers' Personal Information
14. Online Advertiser Settles FTC Charges ScanScout Deceptively Used Flash Cookies to Track Consumers Online
15. Google and YouTube Will Pay Record $170 Million for Alleged Violations of Children's Privacy Law
16. Twitter Settles Charges that it Failed to Protect Consumers' Personal Information; Company Will Establish Independently Audited Information Security Program
17. Dave & Buster's Settles FTC Charges it Failed to Protect Consumers' Information
18. CVS Caremark Settles FTC Charges:Failed to Protect Medical and Financial Privacy of Customers and Employees;CVS Pharmacy Also Pays $2.25 Million to Settle Allegations of HIPAA Violations
19. Google Will Pay $22.5 Million to Settle FTC Charges it Misrepresented Privacy Assurances to Users of Apple's Safari Internet Browser
20. Snapchat Settles FTC Charges That Promises of Disappearing Messages Were False
21. VIZIO to Pay $2.2 Million to FTC, State of New Jersey to Settle Charges It Collected Viewing Histories on 11 Million Smart Televisions without Users' Consent
22. Video Social Networking App Musical.ly Agrees to Settle FTC Allegations That it Violated Children's Privacy Law