On May 9, 2024, Maryland Governor Wes Moore signed HB 603, the Maryland Age-Appropriate Design Code (Maryland AADC). The Maryland AADC builds on Maryland’s Online Data Privacy Act, which was signed into law the same day and...more
5/22/2024
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Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Maryland ,
Online Safety for Children ,
Parental Consent ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Privacy Policy ,
Social Media ,
Websites
The recent omnibus foreign relations package signed by President Biden on April 24, 2024, includes the Protecting Americans’ Data from Foreign Adversaries Act of 2024 (the Act), a set of sweeping privacy provisions...more
2023 was one of the busiest years for privacy yet—with more to come in 2024. Five new U.S. state privacy laws (in Texas, Florida, Oregon, Montana, and Washington) will come into effect in 2024. And federal and state...more
1/4/2024
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Biometric Information ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
FinTech ,
State Data Privacy Laws ,
State Privacy Laws
On December 20, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced proposed changes to the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule (COPPA Rule) that would place significant new restrictions on companies that collect...more
12/22/2023
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Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Mobile Apps ,
Online Safety for Children ,
Parental Consent ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Privacy Policy ,
Websites
On October 24, 2023, a bipartisan coalition of 33 states’ attorneys general filed suit against Meta Platforms, Inc., alleging in a lengthy complaint that Meta’s social media platform features are unsafe and designed to induce...more
On June 3, 2022, members of the U.S. Congress released a bipartisan, bicameral discussion draft of a comprehensive national data privacy and data security framework. The draft is notable in that it reflects a compromise on...more
On February 16, 2022, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) filed a proposed settlement order in federal court in its case against WW International, Inc (formerly known as Weight Watchers International, Inc.) and its subsidiary...more
2/23/2022
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Corporate Counsel ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Online Platforms ,
Online Safety for Children ,
Parental Consent ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Websites
On July 1, 2021, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced that it settled allegations against Toronto-based Kuuhuub Inc., along with Kuuhuub's Finnish subsidiaries Kuu Hubb Oy and Recolor Oy (together, defendants), that...more
7/9/2021
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Data Collection ,
Data Protection ,
Data Retention ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Geolocation ,
Mobile Apps ,
Notice Requirements ,
Parental Consent ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Privacy Policy ,
Websites
The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California recently ruled that a certified class action on behalf of Illinois Facebook users alleging that the social network unlawfully collects biometric data from photo...more
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently granted a petition by Sears Holding Management requesting that the FTC reopen and modify a 2009 FTC order settling charges that Sears failed to disclose adequately the scope of...more
5/25/2018
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Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Mobile Apps ,
Retail Market ,
Retail Tracking ,
Retailers ,
Sears ,
Software
On February 5, 2018, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced its most recent Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) case against Explore Talent, an online talent agency marketed to aspiring actors and models....more
As connected devices become ubiquitous, it comes as no surprise that interactive toys that connect to the internet are more popular than ever. At the same time, regulators have taken note of the privacy and security concerns...more
9/11/2017
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Children's Toys ,
Connected Items ,
COPPA ,
Data Collection ,
Enforcement Actions ,
FBI ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Internet of Things ,
New Guidance ,
Privacy Laws