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Experts Swear by the 5:1 Parenting Rule—Here’s How to Use It at Home

Children thrive in environments where there is warmth, connection, and positivity. Here's how the 5:1 parenting rule may help ...
Security

Legal Brief: Negative Option Rule Could Become Law in April 2025

In my June 2023 column, I wrote about an initiative by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to modernize the 1973 Negative Option Rule for the digital economy. The proposed amendments are intended to ...
Law

Eighth Circuit Strikes Down FTC 'Negative Option' Rule Intended to Protect Consumers

In Custom Communications, doing business as Custom Alarm v. Federal Trade Commission, 142 F.4th 1060 (8th Cir. 2025) (per curiam), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, in a per curiam ...
Security

ESA Applauds Court Decision to Vacate FTC Rule on Negative Option Marketing

The Electronic Security Association (ESA) welcomed an Eighth Circuit Court ruling that overturned the FTC’s Negative Option Rule, citing the potential harm it posed to security and life safety ...