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• Employers Bound by FTC's New Consumer Information Disposal Rule ( June 2005 )
  Sherry L. Travers of Thompson, Coe, Cousins & Irons, LLP

  On June 1, the Federal Trade Commission's (FTC) new rule regarding disposal of personally identifying consumer information took effect. This rule was implemented as part of the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act of 2003 to help combat consumer fraud and identity theft by prohibiting the improper disposal of consumer information. The rule applies to every company, regardless of industry or size, that obtains personally identifying consumer information derived from a credit report.

• Discosure Of Security Breaches Required By New California Privacy Legislation ( September 2003 )
  Elaine M. Laflamme, Cheryl A. Falvey and Michael A. Oakes of Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

  Companies that maintain electronic personal information regarding California residents have a new privacy compliance obligation effective July 1, 2003. In response to hackers breaking into the state of California's payroll database containing personal and financial information on the state's 265,000 employees, voters in that state passed a bill requiring companies doing business in California, as well as state agencies, to disclose publicly any computer security breaches that involve the personal information of a California resident.

• Email Address Harvesting: How Spammers Reap What You Sow ( August 2003 )
  Federal Trade Commission

  Is your in-box clogged with junk email messages from people you don't know? Are you over-whelmed by unsolicited email offering products or services you don't want? It's no wonder. According to research by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and several law enforcement partners, it's harvest time for spammers.

• Foreign Acquisitions ( April 2002 )
  Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

  The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has announced major amendments to the U.S. Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) premerger notification rules that will radically overhaul the scope of the exemptions available for foreign acquisitions.

• Benchmarking and the Antitrust Laws ( July 1997 )
  Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

  This article reviews the practice of benchmarking between two companies and the impact of this activity on antitrust laws.

• Recent Developments in Finalizing the US/EU Safe Harbor Program for the EU Data Directive ( March 2000 )
  Thelen Reid Brown Raysman & Steiner LLP

  This article summarizes the agreements reached during the recent negotiations relating to the adoption of the Safe Harbor principles under which US companies can comply with the EU Data Directive.

• FTC Seeks To Expand Scope of Telemarketing Sales Rule ( March 2000 )
  Arent Fox LLP

  This alert reviews the FTC's notice of intention to review its Telemarketing Sales Rule of 1995.

• FTC Seeks to Expand Regulation of Financial Privacy ( February 2000 )
  Arent Fox LLP

  This alert reviews the FTC's proposed rules expanding the regulation of financial privacy. The proposed rule would regulate parties that are not financial institutions by limiting the transfer of nonpublic personal information received from financial institutions.

• Y2K and State Unfair Practice Statutes ( September 1999 )
  Robert E. Crotty of Kelley Drye & Warren, LLP

  By Robert E. Crotty* Robert S. Friedman Introduction The Year 2000 Problem (Y2K) is well-documented.