06 Dec, 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...
27 Nov, 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...
10 Oct, 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...
10 Oct, 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...
01 Oct, 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...
11 Jul, 2024 FTC Bans Anonymous Messaging App from Offering App to Kids Under 18; Secures $5 Million Settlement By Jordyn Milewski The FTC announced yesterday that NGL Labs (the company behind anonymous messaging app, “NGL: ask me anything”) and two of its co-founders...
01 May, 2024 Final Changes to Health Breach Notification Rule By Maria Nava The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) has announced finalized changes to the Health Breach Notification Rule (“HBNR”). The changes to the...
26 Feb, 2024 California Releases Updated Draft CPRA Regs Governing Artificial Intelligence and Automated Decisionmaking Technology, Changes Are Extensive By Daniel Goldberg On February 23, the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) released updated draft regulations governing the use of artificial...
15 Feb, 2024 FTC Proposes To Prohibit the Impersonation of Individuals By Zach Lewis As AI-powered chat bots, voice cloning, and deepfakes cause increasing harm to consumers (and celebrities like Taylor Swift), the FTC is...
29 Dec, 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...
27 Dec, 2023 FTC Issues Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to Update COPPA Rule By Jordyn Milewski Zach Lewis Last week, the FTC issued a long-awaited notice of proposed rulemaking that will bring changes to the COPPA Rule, the set of FTC...
20 Jul, 2023 FTC Seeking Comment on COPPA Parental Consent Mechanism By Jordyn Milewski The Federal Trade Commission announced this week that it is currently seeking public comments on a potential new method for obtaining...
17 Jul, 2023 FTC Investigates Possible ChatGPT Harms By Maria Nava The Federal Trade Commission has opened an investigation into whether OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, has violated consumer...
29 Jun, 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...
23 Jun, 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...
22 Jun, 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...