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Bait, Switch, and Binge Watch: Florida Takes on Netflix
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September 18, 2026
Bait, Switch, and Binge Watch: Florida Takes on Netflix
By: Katie Kovalsky
On September 9, 2026, Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier sued Netflix alleging violations of the Florida Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices Act and the Florida Digital Bill of Rights.[1] The basis of the allegation is that Netflix built its reputation and sold its monthly services on a false promise that it would let consumers avoid the surveillance associated with major tech companies and instead was “kid-friendly” and “ad-free.”[2] The suit accuses Netflix of breaking this promise by engaging in large scale surveillance and data collection, recording information such as what devices customers and their children use, where they are when they use them, and what content they watch, pause, rewind, search, skip, and abandon. [3] Netflix purportedly uses this data…
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FTC’s Scrutiny of Non-Compete Agreements Provides Key Lessons for Businesses
August 3, 2026
FTC’s Scrutiny of Non-Compete Agreements Provides Key Lessons for Businesses
By: Jordan Briggs
Recently, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) announced it finalized a consent order with pest control company Rollins, Inc. that requires Rollins to stop enforcing its existing non-compete agreements with over 18,000 employees.[1] This consent order signals that although the FTC stopped pursuing an outright ban on employee non-compete agreements,[2] the agency is still poised to limit the anticompetitive effects of these non-competes. The Rollins Complaint…
Ready, Set, Go: More States Adopt Privacy Laws
July 15, 2026
Ready, Set, Go: More States Adopt Privacy Laws
By: Nicole Kardell
Note the below chart was updated on July 15, 2026 to reflect recent developments. The number of U.S. states that have adopted privacy laws grows regularly. Fortunately, there seems to be quite a bit of crossover, at least when it comes to thresholds that companies must meet in order to trigger compliance requirements. We provide below a chart that summarizes these thresholds by state, including…
Botnet ZeroAccess Hit With Complaint by Microsoft, but Will This Slow the Malware Industry Down?
December 19, 2013
Botnet ZeroAccess Hit With Complaint by Microsoft, but Will This Slow the Malware Industry Down?
By: Ifrah Law
ZeroAccess is one of the world’s largest botnets – a network of computers infected with malware to trigger online fraud. Recently, after having eluded investigators for months, ZeroAccess was disrupted by Microsoft and law enforcement agencies. Earlier this month, armed with a court order and law enforcement help overseas, Microsoft took steps to cut off communication links to the European-based servers considered the mega-brain for…
Parameters of CDA Immunity Being Tested by Appeals Court in Jones v. Dirty World Entertainment
December 16, 2013
Parameters of CDA Immunity Being Tested by Appeals Court in Jones v. Dirty World Entertainment
By: Ifrah Law
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit is currently hearing an appeal of a district court decision, which if upheld would have enormous ramifications for freedom of speech and the online service provider safe harbor under the Communications Decency Act (CDA). TheDirty.com is a website run by Nik Lamas-Richie. The site allows users to submit gossip about anyone or anything and the site…
Report From FTC Briefing – Blurred Lines: Advertising or Content?
December 5, 2013
Report From FTC Briefing – Blurred Lines: Advertising or Content?
By: Ifrah Law
The FTC held a workshop on Wednesday to examine the blurring lines of advertisements and content in digital media today. Executives from a myriad of professions gathered to discuss how sponsored content in digital publications takes form and affects the consumer. Native advertising, or sponsored content, is the practice of masking advertising to look like news articles and features of the publications where they appear….
FTC Vigilant on Children’s Privacy – Rejects Proposal for Collecting Verifiable Parental Consent Under COPPA
November 20, 2013
FTC Vigilant on Children’s Privacy – Rejects Proposal for Collecting Verifiable Parental Consent Under COPPA
By: Michelle Cohen
On November 12, 2013, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”), in a 4-0 vote, denied AssertID’s application for approval of a proposed verifiable parental consent (“VPC”) method under the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule (“COPPA”). Under the FTC’s COPPA rule, covered online websites and services must obtain “verifiable parental consent” (“VPC”) before collecting personal information from children under 13. The agency’s revised COPPA rule became effective…
New Job? Think Twice Before Announcing it via Social Media
November 7, 2013
New Job? Think Twice Before Announcing it via Social Media
By: Ifrah Law
A lawsuit filed in Massachusetts state court recently raised the issue of whether a former employee’s LinkedIn post announcing a new job could violate an anti-solicitation clause of a non-compete contract with the former employer. In KNF&T Inc. v. Muller, staffing company KNF&T filed suit against its former vice president, Charlotte Muller, for violating a non-compete contract in a number of ways, one of which…
