The following are a few advertising and regulatory law developments that caught my eye today:
CRTC publishes final regulations to regulate loud television commercials:
CRTC moves a step closer to making loud TV ads a thing of the past
Slaw.ca posted an interesting note by David Canton on the use of social media and Facebook for operating online contests:
Commercial Users of Social Media Need to Check Terms of Use
U.S. FTC publishes tips to protect information and computers from online scammers:
The Minister of Public Safety addressed trade, security and competition in remarks at the Can/Am Border Trade Alliance Conference:
The Globe published an interesting article on fraudulent advertising and phishing in relation to bank log-in websites:
Phishing, other malicious websites soar in Canada
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