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...
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 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...
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...
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...
Jul 17, 2024 Takeaways from the CPPA's July 2024 Board Meeting By Daniel Goldberg Today the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) held a board meeting covering a robust agenda. Below are our top takeaways from the...
Sep 15, 2023 The Cat’s Out of the Bag: SEC’s Theory Impacts NFT Industry By Zach Lewis In recent weeks, the SEC announced two separate enforcement actions against creators of non-fungible token (NFT) projects, alleging that...
Jun 29, 2023 Publishers Clearing House Agrees to Pay $18.5 Million to Consumers and Overhaul Sweepstakes Entry Process By Kate Patton Kelly O'Donnell Another day, another "dark patterns" lawsuit by the Federal Trade Commission — this time, in the sweepstakes arena. In order to settle...
Jun 23, 2023 FTC Primes for Fight Against Amazon By Kate Patton The Federal Trade Commission announced that it filed a complaint against Amazon.com, Inc. alleging that the online retail giant used dark...
Jan 13, 2023 Cybersecurity: How NYDFS’ Proposed New Definition of “Risk Assessment” Will Impact Your Company By Rick Borden Saphya Council This is the first in a series of blog posts analyzing proposed changes in the New York Department of Financial Services (“NYDFS”)...
Nov 15, 2022 Google Settles Location-Tracking Probe for Record-Breaking $391.5 Million By Bram Schumer Google has agreed to pay a historic settlement of $391.5 million to end a privacy investigation brought by 40 state attorneys general...