Here are curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US: •FTC and Florida AG Put the Brakes on Alleged “Trucking...more
The U.S. DOJ settled with Verkada Inc., a cloud-based building security company that sells security cameras and other physical security products, to resolve allegations that its data security and email practices violated the...more
Welcome to Wiley’s update on recent developments and what’s next in consumer protection at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and Federal Trade Commission (FTC). In this newsletter, we analyze recent regulatory...more
Sorry folks, there is no punchline here, but there are bottom lines from a settlement the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced last week. We discuss three today: (1) the FTC continues to mount broad investigations and...more
On August 30, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission announced that the Department of Justice filed a complaint upon notification and referral from the FTC against a surveillance camera company that allegedly failed to provide...more
The Massachusetts’ Consumer Privacy in Commercial Transactions Act (the “Act”) limits companies’ ability to request and collect personal identification information (“PII”) that is not required for a transaction. The Act does...more
Anti-Spam Law in the United States - Anti-spam laws and regulations in the U.S. are intended to the public unwanted spam emails. Any person or company that sends emails in connection with their business must be sure to...more
On March 28, 2024, the FTC released its annual Privacy and Data Security Update (Update), which highlights the enforcement actions, guidance, and rules promulgated by the agency from 2021 through 2023 to protect consumer data...more
As federal and state regulators continue to crack down on telemarketing and text message marketing, businesses are now transitioning back to email marketing to reduce Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”) regulatory...more
In the evolving world of lead generation and performance-based customer acquisition, the quest for profits can lead to big legal risks, some of them too large for advertisers that buy leads through third parties. Advertisers...more
FTC Settles with Experian for Alleged Customer Spamming - On August 14, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) announced a proposed settlement involving Experian Consumer Services (“Experian”). A federal court entered...more
On August 22, the DOJ and the FTC jointly announced a permanent injunction and civil penalty of $650,000 against a company that offers credit information, analytical tools, and marketing services for alleged violations of the...more
On August 14, 2023, the U.S. Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) entered a stipulated settlement with Experian Consumer Services to resolve allegations that Experian violated the Controlling the...more
Notwithstanding the deluge of data breach and internet eavesdropping privacy cases, companies also continue to face an onslaught of biometric privacy actions under statutes like the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act...more
As most people know – either from professional or personal experience – the CAN SPAM Act requires companies who send “commercial” email messages to give consumers an opportunity to opt-out of receiving those messages in the...more
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) in recent years has made clear its intention to adopt a more aggressive enforcement posture toward so-called dark patterns. The FTC defines unlawful dark patterns to include any online...more
On June 27, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced an enforcement action against Publishers Clearing House (PCH) in connection with the company’s long-running sweepstakes promotions. Though the FTC’s complaint alleges a...more
Less than a week after announcing that it had filed a civil case against Amazon alleging that the company used “dark patterns” to enroll people in its Prime program, the FTC announced that it has entered into a settlement...more
From writing content to perfecting design, creating law firm marketing emails takes time and effort. However, email marketing is a waste of time if your newsletters and client alerts are landing in the spam box...more
Why is protecting biometric information so important? Biometrics rely on our physical features to securely gain access to sensitive data—think facial and iris/retina recognition, or fingerprint and even voice scanning. The...more
Hey, podcast listeners. I am Taryn Elliott, director of client success and marketing at LISI, and this is LISI’s All the Things podcast. Team LISI is in the hot seat for this month’s episode of One More Thing. Robyn Addis,...more
The FCC proposes requiring mobile wireless providers to block text messages that appear to come from invalid, unallocated or unused numbers, and numbers on a “Do-Not-Originate” list. It also seeks comment on Over the Top...more
Email isn’t as exciting as some newer digital channels, but that’s no reason to set it aside. Right now, email is one of the most popular marketing channels, and for good reason....more
Facial recognition technology, drones the size of a butterfly, secure microchips replacing magnetic stripes on credit cards, sensors the size of a grain of sand swallowed by patients that transmit data directly to the...more
Just as we thought 2022 was going to be significantly different than 2021, December 2021 and January 2022 events have thrown us for another (pandemic) loop. We anticipate that some of the privacy and cybersecurity...more