Law360, New York (September 19, 2012, 3:14 PM ET) -- On Sept. 5, 2012, the Federal Trade Commission published a marketing guide[1] for mobile application developers entitled “Marketing Your Mobile App: Get it Right from the Start." In addition to identifying truth-in-advertising standards, the guide provides basic privacy principles for mobile app developers that align with the core principles contained in the FTC staff’s March 2012 privacy report.[2] The key provisions are discussed below.
Truth-In-Advertising Standards
Tell the truth about what your app can do.
The guide reminds mobile app developers that, once they start distributing...