The FCC adopted a Report and Order and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking codifying existing revocation of consent requirements and establishing new opt-out rules under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA). The...more
2/28/2024
/ Consent ,
Do Not Call List ,
FCC ,
New Rules ,
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR) ,
OMB ,
Opt-Outs ,
Revocation ,
Robocalling ,
TCPA ,
Text Messages
The FCC has significantly expanded telecommunications carriers’ data breach notification and reporting obligations. Telecommunications carriers, including Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) services, and telecommunications...more
1/19/2024
/ Bank Accounts ,
Biometric Information ,
Breach Notification Rule ,
Credit Reporting Agencies ,
Customer Proprietary Network Information (CPNI) ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Privacy ,
Driver's Licenses ,
FBI ,
FCC ,
Identity Theft ,
Incident Response Plans ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Popular ,
Secret Service ,
Social Security Numbers ,
Telecommunications ,
VoIP
The FCC has released new rules that expand caller ID authentication requirements, impose enhanced robocall mitigation obligations, create new mechanisms to hold providers accountable for non-compliance, and set forth the...more
4/19/2023
/ Authentication ,
Compliance ,
Enforcement ,
FCC ,
Filing Deadlines ,
Infrastructure ,
Mitigation ,
New Rules ,
Noncompliance ,
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR) ,
Penalties ,
Robocalling
The FCC will require fixed and mobile internet service providers (ISPs) to prominently display information about their internet service access plans in the form of consumer labels that resemble food nutrition labels.
The...more
12/23/2022
/ Broadband ,
Discounts ,
FCC ,
Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) ,
Internet Service Providers (ISPs) ,
Labeling ,
OMB ,
Point of Sale Terminals ,
Privacy Policy ,
Retailers ,
Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG)
The Consumer Privacy Rights Act (CPRA), which amended the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), becomes fully effective on January 1, 2023. Businesses should review the new law and recent enforcement actions before the law...more
11/9/2022
/ California ,
California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) ,
Civil Monetary Penalty ,
Data Protection ,
Data Sellers ,
Do Not Sell ,
Failure To Disclose ,
Opt-Outs ,
Penalties ,
Personal Information ,
Risk Assessment ,
Sephora
The recently-signed Oklahoma Telephone Solicitation Act of 2022 (OTSA) will become effective November 1, 2022. The OTSA, like the federal Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA), and the Florida Telephone Solicitation Act...more
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is proposing to update its Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising to address new marketing methods introduced since the Guides were last updated in 2009....more
6/9/2022
/ Advertising ,
Celebrity Endorsements ,
Comment Period ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Endorsements ,
Fake Reviews ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
FTC Endorsement Guidelines ,
Influencers ,
Marketing ,
Online Endorsements ,
Online Platforms ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Social Media ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices