""The FTC has been clear that consumer expectations will govern in determining whether acts or practices are seen as deceptive," said Woodrow Hartzog, a privacy lawyer at the University of Notre Dame. "This includes not just the representations made as part of the terms of use, but also representations made while user interacting with the software and possibly even marketing statements and representations made by executives in interviews with the media.""
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