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FTC Reports to Congress on Data Security and Privacy Priorities

On September 13, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) released a report to Congress that highlights the agency’s recent efforts to protect Americans’ privacy, announces the agency’s priorities for future data security and...more

More Privacy, Please - October 2021

Do you want a simple way to keep current on important privacy changes? Avoid sleepless nights wondering whether you missed a privacy speed bump or pothole between annual updates? Worry no longer. Troutman Pepper is pleased to...more

Rohit Chopra Confirmed as New CFPB Director

On September 30, the Senate confirmed Rohit Chopra as the new director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). Chopra’s confirmation marks the beginning of his second stint with the CFPB — Chopra served as the...more

Senators Urge FTC to Craft Data Privacy and Security Rules

On September 20, nine Democratic senators wrote a letter to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), requesting that it create new rules to protect consumers’ personal data and privacy....more

Biden to Nominate Privacy Advocate Alvaro Bedoya as an FTC Commissioner

On September 13, President Biden announced his intent to nominate privacy advocate Alvaro Bedoya to serve as a commissioner of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). If confirmed, Bedoya will take the seat currently held by...more

BBB’s Children’s Advertising Review Unit Announces Updated Guidelines

On July 29, the Better Business Bureau’s Children’s Advertising Review Unit (CARU) issued revised guidelines for ads directed to children....more

Crypto: Every Regulator Wants a Piece of the Action

Not long ago, only the tech-focused were interested in cryptocurrencies and the distributed ledger technologies that make them possible. That has changed. The wins and losses of crypto investors are now center stage, as are...more

House Passes Bill to Restore FTC’s Authority to Seek Monetary Remedies

On July 20, the U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation that would restore the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) ability to obtain equitable monetary remedies under Section 13(b) of the FTC Act. The legislation — H.R....more

FTC Green Lights Investigations of Key Enforcement Targets

On July 1, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) voted to approve seven omnibus resolutions authorizing staff attorneys to use compulsory process to investigate key enforcement targets. The vote fell along party lines, with...more

The FTC and State AGs Warn Consumers About Crypto Scams

If you use the internet, you have probably encountered at least one of the scams con artists use to bilk victims. There’s “catfishing” and other online dating fraud, where scammers use fake identities to woo victims into...more

Big Tech Critic Lina Khan Confirmed and Sworn In as New FTC Chair

On June 15, the Senate voted (69-28) to confirm Lina Khan as the newest commissioner on the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). And just hours later, President Biden named her as the new chair of the agency. As we previously...more

FTC Requests Congress to Restore Consumer Redress After AMG Capital Management Decision

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is acting swiftly to restore its authority to obtain consumer redress under Section 13(b) of the FTC Act after the Supreme Court’s recent decision in AMG Capital Management, LLC v. FTC,...more

Unanimous Court Cuts FTC's Power to Seek Monetary Redress

On April 22 the Supreme Court held in AMG Capital Management, LLC v. FTC that the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) does not have authority under the Federal Trade Commission Act Section 13(b) to seek, nor a court to award,...more

The FTC Takes Down Beam Financial Mobile Banking App

Beam Financial, Inc. (Beam), a mobile banking app, will be banned from offering any service that may be used to deposit, store, or withdraw funds, and must give a full refund to users as part of a settlement with the Federal...more

The FTC Reflects on a Busy Year

On March 25, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC or Commission) released an article reflecting on its work in 2020. The following are some of the most notable actions of the FTC in 2020...more

Biden to Nominate Big Tech Critic Lina Khan to Serve as an FTC Commissioner

On March 22, President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate Lina Khan to be a commissioner of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). Khan is an outspoken critic of big tech and a former legal advisor to FTC Commissioner...more

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