At its March 16, 2023 Open Meeting, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) adopted a Sixth Report and Order and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (Order and FNPRM, respectively), which significantly...more
This week saw two new major developments in the state privacy law landscape. On March 15, Iowa’s House unanimously passed Senate File 262 (SF 262), an omnibus privacy bill that already unanimously passed the Senate earlier...more
At its March 16, 2023 Open Meeting, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) adopted a Sixth Report and Order and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (Order and FNPRM, respectively), which adds...more
On March 2, 2023, the White House Office of the National Cyber Director (ONCD) released the National Cybersecurity Strategy (“Strategy”). The Strategy outlines the Administration’s priorities for cyber regulations and policy....more
At its February 3 meeting, the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) Board took steps pursuant to the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) towards (1) finalizing its updated California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA)...more
On January 26, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) published its much anticipated AI Risk Management Framework 1.0 (AI RMF or Version 1.0), a risk-management resource for organizations designing,...more
The Chairwoman of the Federal Communications Commission recently articulated a new vision of that agency’s role in the nation’s cybersecurity. The FCC, as an independent agency with a relatively discrete set of regulatory...more
On January 18, 2023, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) released a Privacy, Equity, and Civil Rights Request for Comment (RFC), which is “intended to examine the persistence of...more
On January 20, 2023, the Federal Communication Commission (FCC or Commission) announced the long-awaited effective date of new requirements for certain calls that are otherwise exempt from the Telephone Consumer Protection...more
On January 5, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC or Commission) released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) that seeks to ban employers from imposing or enforcing non-compete clauses on workers. The FTC’s proposed...more
2023 already is a landmark year for privacy regulation. As of January 1, 2023, two new privacy laws are now in effect: (1) the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA), which amends the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), and...more
2023 will be a landmark year for state privacy laws, with new frameworks coming into effect in California and Virginia on January 1, 2023; in Colorado and Connecticut on July 1, 2023; and in Utah on December 31, 2023. This...more
2022 was a momentous year in the robocall mitigation space—with major developments coming from industry and government. One major update coming out of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) was the adoption...more
On November 25, 2022, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) released a Report & Order, Order, and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (R&O, Order, and FNPRM; collectively, the Item) that makes...more
Last week we wrote about the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) seventh annual PrivacyCon—discussing overall takeaways from the conference and summarizing key takeaways the Children’s Privacy panel. This post—the last in our...more
On November 1, 2022, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) hosted PrivacyCon 2022, its seventh annual conference in which the Commission looks to academics and researchers to inform its efforts to address emerging consumer...more
On October 20, 2022, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced the launch of a new rulemaking process to address how fees are charged for goods or services, focusing on potentially “deceptive or unfair” fees that the FTC...more
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Of the five new state-level omnibus privacy laws that are going into effect in 2023, two authorize state-level rulemakings: the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) and the Colorado Privacy Act (CPA). These two states’...more
In August, the FTC launched a groundbreaking privacy and security rulemaking under the FTC Act with an extensive Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPR) that asks a wide range of questions. The ANPR has generated...more
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is leading the federal government’s charge on a framework for assessing and managing risks in artificial intelligence (AI), with a critical workshop this week to...more
Businesses delivering digital products and services surged during the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic when people increasingly turned to online options for healthcare, financial products and services, retail, and more....more
On October 3, 2022, the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC or Commission) Robocall Response Team issued a Press Release announcing Enforcement Orders against seven voice service providers listed in the agency’s Robocall...more
At this week’s #MWC22, cybersecurity has been a major focus. Several panels were dedicated to exploring timely cybersecurity issues, including new and growing threat vectors; innovative industry advancements in cybersecurity;...more
On September 27, 2022, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) seeking comment on a proposal that would require mobile wireless providers to block illegal text...more
9/30/2022
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Illegal robocalls – including brand impersonation and other fraudulent calls – continue to be a major focus for the entire voice ecosystem. A group of experts from @GSMA, @Verizon, @YouMail, @TNSI and @ACULAB joined a panel...more