Tag Archives : US Federal Trade Commission

Guests At Westin Hotel Asked To Keep Vigil After A Cyber Attack On The Hotel’s Network

Guests At Westin Hotel Asked To Keep Vigil After A Cyber Attack On The Hotel’s Network

The guests who checked in or visited the Westin Bonaventure Hotel & Suites in Los Angeles in the year 2009 have been notified by the hotel authorities of a serious network security breach, wherein the hotel’s financial records have been compromised and numerous credit card numbers, guest names and other vital information has been siphoned off [...]
Bloggers’ Reviews of Products and Services: Honest Opinion or Thinly-Veiled Advertising and Commercial Endorsement?

Bloggers’ Reviews of Products and Services: Honest Opinion or Thinly-Veiled Advertising and Commercial Endorsement?

The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has issued its “Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising.” The guideline, last updated in 1980, covers regulations on ‘what celebrity endorsers can say and how advertisers can use research claims.’ The same guideline is now being applied to comments on or reviews of products [...]