The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Los Angeles County District Attorney on July 9, 2024, announced a complaint and proposed stipulated order against NGL Labs, LLC, and two NGL co-founders concerning the “NGL: ask me...more
8/21/2024
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COPPA ,
False Advertising ,
Federal Bans ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
FTC Act ,
Instant Messaging Apps ,
Minors ,
Mobile Apps ,
Online Platforms ,
Privacy Laws ,
ROSCA ,
Section 5 ,
Social Media
On February 1, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced a complaint and proposed consent order against Blackbaud, Inc. concerning a 2020 data security incident that included a ransomware demand and payment....more
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced its first enforcement action alleging that discriminatory use of artificial intelligence (AI) was an unfair practice under Section 5 of the FTC Act on December 19, 2023. According...more
1/11/2024
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Biometric Information ,
Biometric Information Privacy Act ,
Consent Order ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Discrimination ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Facial Recognition Technology ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Privacy Laws ,
Rite Aid ,
Section 5 ,
Technology Sector
The FTC has no jurisdiction over common carriers even when they engage in non-common carrier activity, according to a recent U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit opinion. In FTC v. AT&T Mobility, No. 15-16585 (9th...more
9/8/2016
/ AT&T Mobility ,
Common Carriers ,
Data Plan ,
Dismissals ,
FCC ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
FTC Act ,
Jurisdiction ,
Mobile Services ,
Net Neutrality ,
Open Internet Rules ,
Section 5 ,
Telecommunications ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices
The Federal Trade Commission unanimously (3-0) ruled on July 29, 2016 that LabMD’s data security practices were “unfair” under Section 5 of the FTC Act, reversing a decision of its Administrative Law Judge (ALJ).
As we...more
8/2/2016
/ Actual Injuries ,
Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) ,
Article III ,
Data Breach ,
Data Security ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
FTC Act ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
HIPAA Breach ,
LabMD ,
Medical Devices ,
p2p ,
PHI ,
Section 5 ,
Standing ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices
In what could be a major setback for the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) in the data security arena, an Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) has ruled that an unfairness claim brought by the FTC under Section 5 of the FTC Act...more
Since at least 2005, the Federal Trade Commission has asserted that it may regulate lax data security practices as an “unfair” business practice under Section 5 of the FTC Act. The Wyndham hotel chain was the first to...more
8/27/2015
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Credit Cards ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Cyber Crimes ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Debit Cards ,
Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Fraudulent Charges ,
FTC Act ,
FTC v Wyndham ,
Hackers ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Popular ,
SCOTUS ,
Section 5 ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices ,
Wyndham