Newsletter Archives

• Protecting your identification

  Posted on February 3, 2025 at 02:41 CST by Susan Bradley • Comment in the Forums

  ON SECURITY

  

  By Susan Bradley

  There is some sort of unique code in every country and jurisdiction, usually a number, that identifies you to the government — especially for tax purposes.

  In the United States, it’s our Social Security number (SSN). But no matter where you live, protecting that ID is critically important. I’ll discuss that here in the context of the US, but the same caution applies similarly everywhere.

  Read the full story in our Plus Newsletter (22.05.0, 2025-02-03).

  On Security Backup, Federal Trade Commission, Government IDs, Multifactor Authentication, Newsletters, Patch Lady Posts, Social Security Number, SSN

• Your government at work

  Posted on August 26, 2024 at 02:45 CDT by Max Stul Oppenheimer • Comment in the Forums

  

  ISSUE 21.35 • 2024-08-26

  LEGAL BRIEF

  

  By Max Stul Oppenheimer, Esq.

  While most of the world was distracted by the question of whether anyone in their right mind would voluntarily swim in the Seine, there were major legal developments affecting the tech world.

  In a two-part series, I’ll first summarize what the US federal government has been up to. In the follow-on column, I’ll cover some notable actions taken by state governments and private individuals.

  First, the feds.

  Read the full story in our Plus Newsletter (21.35.0, 2024-08-26).
  This story also appears in our public Newsletter.

  Legal Brief AI, Antitrust, ByteDance, Credit cards, Deepfakes, Federal Trade Commission, Generative AI, Google, Newsletters, Targeted Pricing, Terms of Service, TikTok

• Making the world safe for online shoppers

  Posted on March 4, 2024 at 02:45 CST by Max Stul Oppenheimer • Comment in the Forums

  

  ISSUE 21.10 • 2024-03-04

  LEGAL BRIEF

  

  By Max Stul Oppenheimer, Esq.

  Today’s online shopping technology cannot quite match the in-person, brick-and-mortar experience.

  Multiple photos, detailed descriptions, and videos can go a long way toward helping purchasers compare products and pick the one that fits their needs, but current technology can’t really replace the ability to try on clothes, shake a product for loose parts, or check the bytes on a flash drive to make sure they match your color scheme.

  Online shoppers have had two tools that help close the gap: the availability of free returns and online reviews by other purchasers.

  Read the full story in our Plus Newsletter (21.10.0, 2024-03-04).
  This story also appears in our public Newsletter.

  Legal Brief Federal Trade Commission, Free Returns, FTC-2023-0047, Newsletters, Online Reviews, Online shopping

• Your call is very important — to you

  Posted on April 10, 2023 at 02:43 CDT by Max Stul Oppenheimer • Comment in the Forums

  LEGAL BRIEF

  

  By Max Stul Oppenheimer, Esq.

  You may have had the experience. You sign up for a service simply by clicking on a link, then wait on hold endlessly to solve a problem or cancel the service.

  It may be small comfort, but you are not alone. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has recognized the pervasiveness of the phenomenon and has proposed a new rule to deal with it.

  Read the full story in our Plus Newsletter (20.15.0, 2023-04-10).

  Legal Brief Federal Trade Commission, Marketing, negative option marketing, Newsletters