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...
Jul 30, 2024 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...
Jun 17, 2024 Pornography, The First Amendment, and Data Privacy Walk Into a Bar By Michael Ling Once again, the First Amendment has come to the defense of pornography. This time, though, the battlefield has also roped in data privacy...
Dec 29, 2023 AI Faces New Challenges as FTC Agrees to Novel Settlement with Rite Aid Over Use of AI and Biometric Information By Daniel Goldberg Zach Lewis On December 19, 2023, the FTC announced that it has entered into a tentative settlement with Rite Aid after bringing charges of “unfair...
Sep 01, 2023 Oregon Passes Data Broker Registration Law By Maria Nava Oregon recently joined Vermont and California as the third state to enact a law requiring data brokers to register with the Department of...
Jul 13, 2023 Considerations and Steps for Self-Certifying under the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework By Daniel Goldberg Maria Nava Channing Hans On July 10, 2023, the European Commission adopted its adequacy decision for the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework (“DPF”). Under the...
Jun 28, 2023 A Once and Future Thing: Legal Considerations for Artificial Intelligence & Video Games By Emma Smizer Introduction Artificial intelligence and all its many iterations, such as neural networks and machine learning, are not new to video...
Jun 22, 2023 FTC Takes Action Against Genetic Testing Company's Deceptive Privacy and Security Practices By Rick Borden The Federal Trade Commission has charged genetic testing firm 1Health.io for failing to implement data security practices and misleading...
Jun 14, 2023 Game Over: What the FTC-Microsoft COPPA Action means for the Gaming Sector By Emma Smizer Daniel Goldberg Last week, the Department of Justice with the Federal Trade Commission announced a $20 million dollar settlement with tech giant...
May 30, 2023 FTC Takes Action Against Ed Tech Company for Alleged COPPA Violations By Emma Smizer On May 22, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) obtained an order against Edmodo Inc., an educational technology platform for...
May 26, 2023 Biden-Harris Administration Announces Efforts to Advance Responsible AI By Maria Nava On May 23, 2023, the Biden-Harris Administration announced efforts to advance the research, development, and deployment of responsible...
Mar 31, 2023 CPRA Regs Are Now In Effect By Maria Nava The California Privacy Protection Agency has announced the end to the California Privacy Rights Act rulemaking process. The regulations...
Mar 18, 2023 FTC Provides Insight Into Pixel Tracking Technology By Maria Nava On March 16, 2023, the FTC published an overview of its analysis on pixel tracking technology. Referencing its recent enforcement actions...
Mar 02, 2023 California Age-Appropriate Design Code Act Impact: Five Things the Video Game Industry Needs to Know By Emma Smizer Rick Borden This post has been edited as of March 17, 2023 to reflect updated information. Welcome to part two of a five-part series, where we're...
Mar 01, 2023 This Week In Generative AI By Maria Nava Over the past several weeks, we have seen numerous articles discussing the potential of artificial intelligence tools. AI is being used...
Feb 27, 2023 California Age-Appropriate Design Code Act Impact: Five Things Advertisers Need to Know By Emma Smizer Rick Borden In a recent blog post, we covered a new California law, the California Age-Appropriate Design Code Act (the “AADC”), that will have...