and passwords to potential hackers. The settlement and consent decree included extensive compliance monitoring that will remain in effect for the next 20 years. (FTC File No.1023120). In re Iconix Brand Group (2009) . For the collection of information from children without parental consent, the company paid a settlement fee to the FTC of $250,000. (FTC File No.0923032). FTC v. Playdom (2011). Playdom agreed to pay $3 million, the largest civil penalty assessed for a COPPA violation, for failing to provide proper notice or obtain parental consent. In this case the company had allowed children to post personal data on public pages and the privacy policy falsely stated that children under 13 were prohibited from posting personal data on the Internet. (FTC File No. 1023036). A good source of information on COPPA compliance and consent decrees can be found on the FTC website.
Controlling the Assault of Non-Solicited Pornography and Marketing Act (CAN-SPAM)
Email Communications. Email has become the most common form of communications with employees, customers, and other businesses. The low cost and convenience of email and the widespread use of the Internet have made it a popular method for businesses to market their products and services. These features also make email easy to abuse, by both sending messages with unwanted content and sending an unnecessary volume of email. Because of the possibilities of abuse, laws at both the federal and state level have emerged to regulate the commercial use of email. CAN-SPAM is a federal law designed to regulate the collection and use of email addresses for commercial purposes. CAN-SPAM prohibits the sending of a commercial email that uses: 1) any false or misleading
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