1/31/2025 4:02:21 PM The New York Health Law with Dramatic Implications for Insurance Carriers and Brokers By Rick Borden Andrew Folks A bill on New York Governor Kathy Hochul’s desk poses significant compliance challenges for businesses in the insurance sector. On...
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...
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...
6/17/2024 9:25:22 PM 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...
12/29/2023 4:53:58 AM 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...
9/1/2023 3:37:39 PM 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...
7/13/2023 7:03:21 PM 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...
6/28/2023 3:52:20 PM 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...
6/22/2023 3:25:50 PM 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...
6/14/2023 5:58:14 PM 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...
5/30/2023 5:32:54 PM 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...
5/26/2023 8:25:50 PM 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...
3/31/2023 10:44:09 PM 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...
3/18/2023 1:41:06 PM 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...
3/2/2023 9:43:43 PM 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...
3/1/2023 1:46:49 PM 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...