12/23/2024 10:23:40 PM 'Tis the Season: CPPA’s Data Broker Scrutiny Results in Two New Settlements By Andrew Folks On December 23, 2024, the California Privacy Protection Agency announced two settlements with data brokers for failing to register and...
12/17/2024 8:39:43 PM What the “Sad Beige Lawsuit” Can Teach Us About IP in the Influencer Space By Hannah Taylor Molly Rothschild At its core, the case the internet is referring to as the “sad beige lawsuit” is a feud between two social media influencers, Sydney...
12/6/2024 6:14:40 PM 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...
12/6/2024 12:30:30 AM 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...
12/4/2024 2:26:34 AM 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...
11/27/2024 11:02:04 PM 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...
11/22/2024 5:09:44 PM 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...
10/30/2024 7:36:47 PM 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...
10/14/2024 9:58:09 PM 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...
9/10/2024 9:54:59 PM 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...
9/2/2024 7:40:45 AM 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...
8/28/2024 2:29:31 PM 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...
8/15/2024 7:11:58 PM 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...
8/2/2024 4:28:22 PM New York Attorney General Launches Privacy Guides for Businesses and Consumers By Maria Nava New York Attorney General Letitia James has announced the launch of two comprehensive privacy guides: the Business Guide to Website...
7/30/2024 7:49:31 PM Meta Settles Texas Biometric Data Lawsuit for $1.4 Billion By Maria Nava Meta has reached a $1.4 billion settlement to resolve claims brought by the Texas Attorney General. The Attorney General’s office touted...
7/21/2024 9:31:45 PM SEC Receives Major Blow in SolarWinds Case By Rick Borden On July 18, in a devastating opinion, a federal judge in the Southern District of New York dismissed the bulk of the claims the...