Former Price Promotions, Current Legal Risk

Former price promotions, you say? Plus ça change, plus c’est la même chose. This isn’t just a quote from Jean-Baptiste Alphonse Karr or a line from Circumstances by Rush. It’s also a fitting description of the risks associated with California’s thorny and potentially unconstitutional Business & Professions Code § 17501. The combination of this statute and avaricious lawyers is...

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Privacy Bounty Hunters, Part I: The Risks Are Real

As I’ve written previously, if you sell anything online, it’s not a question of if—it’s when privacy bounty hunters will comes calling, accusing your company of violating anti-wiretapping or privacy laws. “The better part of valor is discretion,” as Shakespeare said, and now is the time to act. You can take proactive steps to reduce your risk,...