FTC and HHS Express Concern Over Health Data Disclosed by Online Tracking Technologies
The FTC and HHS Office of Civil Rights sent a joint letter to approximately 130 hospital systems and telehealth providers to warn them about the risks of unauthorized disclosure of personal health information associated with online tracking technologies such as Google Analytics.
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West Virginia Auditor J.B. McCuskey Pivots from Gubernatorial Bid to AG Race
West Virginia Auditor J.B. McCuskey announced he is ending his campaign for governor and will instead seek the Republican nomination for state AG.
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FTC Settles Over Unsubstantiated Sober Support Claims
The FTC settled with Rejuvica LLC and its owners to resolve allegations that the company’s marketing of Sobrenix Advanced Alcohol Support violated the FTC Act and the Opioid Addiction Recovery Fraud Prevention Act.
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Fight Against Organized Retail Crime Continues with New Partnership
Arkansas AG Tim Griffin announced he is joining the Organized Retail Crime Alliance, a new collaboration between U.S. Homeland Security Investigations and law enforcement, prosecutors, and private sector partners from Louisiana, Arkansas, Mississippi, and Alabama to combat organized retail crime.
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CFPB Snaps Back on Behalf of Customers of Lease-to-Own Financing Business
The CFPB sued Snap Finance LLC and affiliated entities (collectively, “Snap”) for allegedly violating the Consumer Financial Protection Act, the Truth in Lending Act, the Electronic Fund Transfer Act, and the Fair Credit Reporting Act by deceiving customers and making false threats in connection with its lease-to-own finance agreements.
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Republican AGs Oppose FDIC’s Proposed Special Assessment to Recoup Bank Bailout Costs
Nine Republican AGs, led by Oklahoma AG Gentner Drummond, wrote a letter to the FDIC criticizing its proposed rule that would impose a special assessment on certain banking institutions to recoup the losses to the Deposit Insurance Fund that resulted from the FDIC’s bailout of uninsured depositors of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank following those banks’ collapse.
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