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FTC Investigations on the Rise: What You Need to Know About FTC CIDs (UPDATE)

This insight was initially published in 2022 and updated in August 2024. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has continued to ramp up its investigation and enforcement efforts to address unfair or deceptive acts or practices...more

2024 IAPP Global Privacy Summit: Lessons from Enforcers, the AI Landscape and the Future of U.S. Privacy Law

Over 5,000 privacy professionals from around the world gathered in Washington, D.C. this month for the International Association of Privacy Professionals’ Global Privacy Summit 2024. The conference focused on debating the...more

FCC Closes TCPA Lead Generator Loophole; Requires One-to-One Consent

On December 13, 2023, the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) adopted new rules under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”) that require comparison shopping websites, lead generators, and other companies...more

FTC Proposes a Rule on Junk Fees: What Companies Should Know

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has released a notice of proposed rulemaking meant to prohibit unfair or deceptive fees, often referred to as junk fees. The proposed rule would prohibit...more

EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework: Next Steps for U.S. Companies

On July 10, 2023, the European Commission formally approved the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework (“DPF"). You can view our brief video discussion about the DPF or read our initial update. Companies that maintained their...more

6 Top Takeaways from the FTC’s $520 Million Landmark Epic Games Settlements

On December 19, 2022, the FTC announced two record-breaking settlements with Epic Games, Inc.—a video game developer, best known for the game Fortnite—for a combined total of $520 million: The key takeaways from these...more

Managing Legal Risk in Marketing and Advertising: 5 Things Companies Should Know

Most companies follow a few key rules to market their offerings: Advertisements should be truthful and should not mislead consumers. Advertisements and the products being marketed should not harm consumers. Advertisers...more

FTC Investigations on the Rise: What You Need to Know About FTC CIDs

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has continued to ramp up its investigation and enforcement efforts in 2022 to address unfair or deceptive acts or practices in the privacy, cybersecurity and consumer protection space. With...more

United States (U.S.) State Consumer Privacy Guide

To help your company get its United States (U.S.) state privacy compliance program on the right track in 2022, Orrick's Cyber' Privacy & Data Innovation Group has analyzed the differences between key topics for the California...more

Top 10 Action Items for 2022: The California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA)

The California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) became law on December 16, 2020, and amended the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). When the CPRA becomes fully operative on January 1, 2023, these important changes, among...more

2021 Roundup: Global Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity & Privacy Developments

Significant developments in artificial intelligence, cybersecurity and consumer privacy occurred across the globe in 2021 with the anticipation of more activity in 2022. Our roundup for the year captures some of the major...more

2021 Roundup: United States (U.S.) State Consumer Privacy Developments

Across the United States (U.S.), 2021 was a busy year for legislative and regulatory-related consumer privacy developments. Our roundup captures some of the major updates that occurred in states throughout the year. We will...more

Playtime is Over for Apps Collecting Health‐Related Data – FTC Announces Intent to Enforce Health Breach Rule

The Federal Trade Commission ("FTC") recently announced its intent to "vigorously" enforce its 2009 Health Breach Notification Rule (the "Rule") via a policy statement that sheds light on the Rule's scope. The policy...more

Whether You Like it or Not, Cookies are Back on the Menu and UK and EU Data Protection Authorities are Taking Enforcement Action

The French data protection authority, La Commission nationale de l’informatique et des libertés ("CNIL"), one of Europe's ("EU") most active data protection regulators, has continued to focus on the lawfulness of the use of...more

Colorado Enacts Comprehensive Privacy Legislation

Colorado is the third U.S. state to enact comprehensive consumer data privacy legislation with the passage of the Colorado Privacy Act (CPA) on July 7, 2021. The CPA will go into effect July 1, 2023, joining the California...more

From Coast to Coast: Virginia Passes First Consumer Data Protection Act Since the CCPA

Following in the footsteps of the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), the Commonwealth of Virginia has become the second U.S. state to enact comprehensive consumer data protection legislation. ...more

Top 10 Action Items for 2021: The California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA)

How can your business prepare for The California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) ramp-up in 2021? The CPRA is scheduled to become effective in January 2023. Preparations will occur over the next two years, including establishing...more

California AG Releases Fourth Set of Modifications to CCPA Regulations

On December 10, 2020, California Attorney General Xavier Becerra (California AG) released a fourth set of proposed modifications to the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) regulations that went into effect on August 14,...more

Final CCPA Regulations Effective Immediately With Last-Minute Revisions

On August 14, 2020, the California Office of Administrative Law (“OAL”) approved the final implementing regulations pursuant to the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (“CCPA”). This final and approved version of the CCPA...more

Wait…CCPA 2.0? What Is the California Privacy Rights Act of 2020 and Will It Become Law?

On May 4, 2020, Californians for Consumer Privacy announced that it submitted over 900,000 signatures to qualify the California Privacy Rights Act of 2020 (“CPRA”) for California’s November 2020 ballot. With the California...more

California AG Releases More Modifications to CCPA Regulations

On March 11, 2020, the California Attorney General, Xavier Becerra, (“California AG”) released a second set of modifications to the proposed regulations pursuant to the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (“CCPA”). These...more

The CCPA Is in Effect and It Is Not Too Late to Get Started in 2020

Happy New Year! At long last, the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (“CCPA”) went into effect yesterday, January 1, 2020. For those who have not yet heard, the CCPA establishes a comprehensive legal framework to govern...more

California Governor Signs CCPA and Breach Notification Statute Amendments into Law

With the January 1, 2020 effective date of the California Consumer Privacy Act (the “CCPA”) rapidly approaching, all eyes have been on the California legislature’s consideration of a robust suite of amendments that would...more

Up for Interpretation: Proposed CCPA AG Regulations Open for Public Comment

On October 10, 2019, the California Attorney General added to the complexity of the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (“CCPA”) by releasing long-awaited proposed regulations that provide guidance on various elements of...more

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