On February 15, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) finalized its Government and Business Impersonation Rule (the Impersonation Rule, available here) prohibiting fraudulent impersonation of governments, businesses and...more
2/26/2024
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Deep Fake ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Final Rules ,
Fraud ,
FTC Act ,
Government Entities ,
Money Transfer ,
Online Platforms ,
Proposed Amendments ,
SNPRM ,
Telemarketing ,
Telemarketing Sales Rule ,
Third-Party Liability ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) in recent years has made clear its intention to adopt a more aggressive enforcement posture toward so-called dark patterns. The FTC defines unlawful dark patterns to include any online...more
On October 20, 2022, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) voted 3-1 at an Open Commission meeting to issue an Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“ANPR”) on the Use of Reviews and Endorsements....more
11/9/2022
/ Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) ,
Advertising ,
Endorsements ,
Fake Reviews ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
FTC Act ,
FTC Endorsement Guidelines ,
Marketing ,
Online Endorsements ,
Online Reviews ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices
In the latest of a flurry of FTC actions, the agency recently announced that it had entered into a consent order with CafePress, an online customized merchandise platform, over allegations that it failed to secure consumers’...more
3/22/2022
/ Cyber Attacks ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
FTC Act ,
NIST ,
Personal Information ,
Popular ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices
On June 7, 2021, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced a settlement with MoviePass relating to allegations that MoviePass and its executives took steps to block subscribers from using the service as advertised, and...more