On June 2, the New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs (Division) published proposed regulations to implement the New Jersey Data Privacy Act (NJDPA). Of note, these rules were proposed months after the NJDPA went into effect...more
6/17/2025
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Compliance ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Protection Impact Assessments (DPIAs) ,
New Jersey ,
Notice Requirements ,
Personal Data ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Proposed Rules ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
State Privacy Laws
Wiley also has launched a Trump Administration Resource Center and Resource Guide to track Executive branch priorities during the second Administration of President Trump. With Wiley’s deep-rooted understanding of Washington...more
FTC Chairman Andrew Ferguson testified before the House Appropriations Committee’s Financial Services and General Government Subcommittee on May 15 to discuss the agency’s consumer protection and competition efforts and...more
5/29/2025
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Big Tech ,
Bots ,
Consumer Protection Laws ,
COPPA ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Security ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Executive Orders ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Online Safety for Children ,
Privacy Laws ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices
Join us for a webinar on FTC advertising and privacy compliance for health service providers, including in emerging areas of FTC and state attorney general interest. Also joining as a featured panelist is Mary Engle,...more
5/6/2025
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Data Privacy ,
Digital Health ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare Facilities ,
Hospitals ,
Mobile Apps ,
Physicians ,
State Attorneys General ,
Subscription Services ,
Trump Administration ,
Webinars
On Monday, April 21, 2025, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, sitting en banc, issued an opinion in Briskin v. Shopify, Inc., __ F.4th __ (9th Cir. Apr. 21, 2025), that plaintiffs will cite to attempt to expand...more
4/28/2025
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Business Litigation ,
California ,
Cookies ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
E-Commerce ,
En Banc Review ,
Litigation Strategies ,
Motion to Dismiss ,
Personal Jurisdiction ,
Popular ,
Privacy Laws ,
Shopify
Welcome to Wiley’s update on recent developments and what’s next in consumer protection at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), and at the state level. CFPB activity continues to be...more
4/24/2025
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Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Consumer Protection Laws ,
Data Privacy ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Privacy Laws ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Scams ,
State Attorneys General ,
Trump Administration
IAPP’s Global Privacy Summit kicked off on April 22 with keynote remarks from Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Commissioner Melissa Holyoak, who highlighted her top priorities for privacy enforcement and the digital economy. ...more
Welcome to Wiley’s update on recent developments and what’s next in consumer protection at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), and at the state level. CFPB activity continues to be...more
4/10/2025
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Consumer Protection Laws ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Data Privacy ,
Debt Collection ,
Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
State Attorneys General ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices
On January 8, 2025, the U.S. Department of Justice (Department or DOJ) issued new rules required by then-President Biden’s February 2024 Executive Order (EO) 14117 to establish a new regulatory framework aimed at “Preventing...more
4/4/2025
/ Biometric Information ,
China ,
Cybersecurity ,
Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (CISA) ,
Data Privacy ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Executive Orders ,
Final Rules ,
National Security ,
New Regulations ,
Popular ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Sensitive Personal Information
This week in our March Privacy Forecast, we discuss privacy and data security enforcement trends at the state and federal levels. Particularly as state privacy laws continue to expand and evolve, companies should understand...more
On March 18, President Trump removed the two Democratic Commissioners at the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), a move that sets up litigation as the Commissioners appear likely to challenge their removal. Pending any...more
This week in our March Privacy Forecast, we discuss a growing trend at both the federal and the state level – new laws and regulations that specifically target data brokers.
At the federal level, two new legal frameworks...more
Digital health care companies have navigated a wave of new developments at the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) over the past few years. With new leadership in the Trump Administration, the FTC may be poised to change some of...more
Policymakers and technologists have expressed concern that DeepSeek, a Chinese AI company with connections to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and the potential to share user data with China Mobile, could be putting U.S....more
With 13 comprehensive state privacy laws already in effect, the state privacy law landscape is complex. While there are several common threads throughout many of these frameworks that can allow companies to implement a...more
On March 12, 2025, the California Consumer Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA or Agency) announced a settlement with an auto manufacturer, marking the Agency’s first enforcement action under the California Consumer Privacy Act...more
Welcome to our new series, the March Privacy Forecast. In this weekly series, during the month of March, we will delve into the evolving landscape of data privacy, explore new laws, proposed legislation and enforcement...more
3/10/2025
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COPPA ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
New Legislation ,
Online Safety for Children ,
Personal Data ,
Privacy Laws ,
Sensitive Personal Information ,
State Privacy Laws
The U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ) sweeping new rule on cross-border data transactions is set to take effect in substantial part next month, with broad implications for companies that transfer U.S. personal data or...more
3/6/2025
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Cross-Border Transactions ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Export Controls ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
National Security ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Sensitive Personal Information
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
2/27/2025
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Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Consumer Protection Laws ,
Data Brokers ,
Data Privacy ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Mergers ,
Proposed Rules ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Rulemaking Process ,
Trump Administration
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) staff announced a Request for Information (RFI) on February 20 seeking public comments on “how consumers may have been harmed by technology platforms that limited their ability to share ideas or...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
2/13/2025
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Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Data Brokers ,
Data Privacy ,
Debt Collection ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Medical Debt ,
Proposed Rules ,
Rulemaking Process
The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) is seeking input on the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Action Plan being developed by the Administration, in a Request for Information (RFI) published on February...more
2/6/2025
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Privacy ,
Executive Orders ,
Export Controls ,
Machine Learning ,
National Science Foundation ,
National Security ,
OSTP ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Request For Information ,
Technology Sector ,
Trump Administration
While Monday was the original compliance deadline for the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC or Commission) new one-to-one consent requirement under its Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) regulations, a decision...more
1/28/2025
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Compliance ,
Consent ,
Data Privacy ,
Enforcement Actions ,
FCC ,
Marketing ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Robocalling ,
Statutory Authority ,
TCPA ,
Telecommunications ,
Telemarketing
In the two weeks before Inauguration, both the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and Federal Trade Commission (FTC) released a flurry of rulemaking developments, policy announcements, and enforcement filings and...more
1/27/2025
/ Antitrust Division ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Consumer Protection Laws ,
COPPA ,
Credit Practices Rule ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
EFTA ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Final Rules ,
Misleading Statements ,
Proposed Rules ,
Rulemaking Process ,
The Clayton Act ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices
On January 16, 2025, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC or Commission) finalized changes to the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) Rule (Final Rule). The Final Rule adopts certain amendments that were proposed in...more
1/20/2025
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Consent ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
COPPA ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Retention ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
NPRM ,
Online Safety for Children ,
Personal Information ,
Privacy Laws