Dec 06, 2024 Face Value: AI and Facial Recognition Technology Claims Draw FTC Scrutiny By Andrew Folks On December 3, 2024, the FTC took action against IntelliVision Technologies Corp., a developer of AI-powered facial recognition software...
Dec 06, 2024 CFPB Proposes Data Broker Rule By Maria Nava On December 3, 2024, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”) proposed a rule to limit the sale of personal information by data...
Dec 04, 2024 Location, Location, Location: FTC Continues Data Broker Enforcement, Signals Policy Shift By Andrew Folks On December 3, 2024, the FTC issued two orders highlighting the agency's continued focus on sensitive location data and foreshadowing its...
Nov 27, 2024 Disclosed Obsolescence: FTC Scrutinizes Transparency in Smart Device Support By Andrew Folks The proliferation of connected devices has fundamentally altered the relationship between consumers and their purchased products. Smart...
Nov 26, 2024 Ninth Circuit Finds Ticketmaster’s Mass Arbitration Provisions Unconscionable and Unenforceable By Caren Decter Peter Devlin Recently, the Ninth Circuit struck down Ticketmaster’s mass arbitration provisions—holding that they are unconscionable, and thus...
Nov 22, 2024 FTC Questions Data Clean Room Privacy Promises By Andrew Folks When the FTC speaks, listen carefully. On November 13, 2024, staff in the Commission’s Office of Technology and Division of Privacy and...
Oct 30, 2024 California Targets Unregistered Data Brokers By Andrew Folks On October 30, 2024, the California Privacy Protection Agency added to the nationwide regulatory scrutiny on data brokers by announcing a...
Oct 14, 2024 Steam Updates Checkout Disclosures in Light of New California False Advertising Law By Emma Smizer Last month, we wrote about a new landmark California law, AB2426, that prohibits the use of words like “buy” and “purchase” in connection...
Oct 10, 2024 FTC Gets Record Penalty in CAN-SPAM Enforcement Action By Terri Seligman Remember my 2023 blog post about a CAN-SPAM enforcement action? (No?!?) I noted the rarity of such actions and remarked that the FTC’s...
Oct 10, 2024 FTC Examines Data and Advertising Practices of Streaming Services, Makes Key Recommendations to Address Concerns By Kate Patton A Federal Trade Commission staff report released last month and discussed during the last open meeting of the Commission examines certain...
Oct 01, 2024 FTC Announces AI Sweep By Hannah Taylor The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently initiated a law enforcement sweep, Operation AI Comply, against multiple companies that the...
Sep 30, 2024 The Next Target of CIPA Litigation: Search Bars By Caren Decter Over the past two years, we have seen an influx of lawsuits asserting that the use of tracking technologies on websites violates the...
Sep 10, 2024 Out of the Shadows: The CPPA’s Guide to Avoiding Dark Patterns By Andrew Folks On September 4, 2024, the California Privacy Protection Agency’s Enforcement Division released its second Enforcement Advisory on...
Sep 02, 2024 California legislature clarifies privacy obligations for AI models By Andrew Folks The intersection of privacy and AI just took on a new dimension in the Golden State. On August 30, 2024, the California Senate passed AB...
Aug 28, 2024 California Requires Browsers and Mobile Devices to Support Opt-out Preference Signals By Andrew Folks On August 27, 2024, the California Senate passed AB 3048, amending the California Consumer Privacy Act to require all browser and mobile...
Aug 15, 2024 Don’t Mess with Texas: Lone Star State AG’s Latest Lawsuit Signals Continued Aggressive Enforcement Posture By Andrew Folks On August 13, 2024, the Texas Attorney General’s office sued General Motors LLC (GM) and OnStar LLC for allegedly deceiving customers...