California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices

Penalty Offense Authority and the Future of FTC Privacy Law

ArentFox Schiff on 9/22/2023

From its founding in 1914 until roughly 2018, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) enjoyed near complete hegemony as the primary consumer protection enforcement agency in the United States. The states played an important role,...more

Enforcing U.S. Consumer Data Privacy Laws Part 3: Private Litigation and Arbitration

Pierce Atwood LLP on 7/12/2023

In this third installment on the enforcement of U.S. consumer data privacy laws, we focus on the role of private litigants. Following our discussions of state and federal government enforcement, this post focuses on the third...more

FTC Signals Increased Scrutiny of Biometric Technologies

WilmerHale on 5/23/2023

On May 18, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a policy statement warning about the increased use of consumers’ biometric information and related marketing of technologies that use biometric information. The agency...more

Part 1: Privacy in 2023 – What to Expect and How to Prepare

NAVEX on 3/1/2023

Privacy law compliance in the United States today demands resilience, flexibility, and responsiveness. To date, the U.S. Congress has failed to enact broadly applicable privacy standards to govern companies uniformly...more

FTC diagnoses common digital practices as both UDAP and breach

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP on 2/9/2023

In a groundbreaking decision, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced it was diagnosing GoodRx’s use of tracking pixel codes and analytics, its digital strategy, as not only an unfair or deceptive act or abusive practice...more

Loan Providers Using Automated Decision-Making Face New Wave of Regulatory Pressure

Buchalter on 4/21/2022

Automated and algorithmic decision-making tools have become run-of-the-mill in everything from loan and apartment applications to employment searches and university acceptances. Such tools provide increased efficiency,...more

State Attorneys General Newsletter – February 2022

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP on 2/25/2022

Drew Wrigley Appointed North Dakota Attorney General - North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum appointed Drew Wrigley to be the new Attorney General. Wrigley replaces former Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem who passed away...more

Statewide CCPA Enforcement Post-Abbott Labs

Morgan Lewis on 7/13/2020

The California Consumer Privacy Act authorizes only the state attorney general to enforce the statute, but a pending statutory amendment and a recent California Supreme Court ruling could end up expanding enforcement power to...more

Consumer Law Hinsights – April 2020

Hinshaw & Culbertson - Consumer Financial... on 4/26/2020

Welcome to Consumer Law Hinsights?a monthly compilation of nationwide consumer protection cases of interest to financial services and accounts receivable management companies. This edition highlights our interactive COVID-19...more

As the CCPA nears, how many companies have included a “Do Not Sell My Personal Information” link on their homepage (Updated Week...

BCLP on 12/23/2019

As the CCPA’s effective date approaches, businesses are actively monitoring how companies will update their websites and privacy notices to comply with the new disclosure requirements of the Act. While many companies are...more

The CCPA is Only Two Weeks Away and Only 6% Of Companies Have Deployed a “Do Not Sell My Personal Information” Link

BCLP on 12/17/2019

As the CCPA’s effective date approaches, businesses are actively monitoring how companies will update their websites and privacy notices to comply with the new disclosure requirements of the Act. While many companies are...more

Interactive Counsel Newsletter: Privacy Report: FBI Issues Updated Ransomware Guidance

ArentFox Schiff on 11/21/2019

FBI Issues Updated Ransomware Guidance - A recent report from New Zealand-based cybersecurity firm Emsisoft has revealed the extent to which ransomware is being used in cyberattacks in the United States. The first 9 months...more

Personal Email Management Service Settles FTC Charges over Allegedly Deceptive Statements to Consumers over Its Access and Use of...

Proskauer - New Media & Technology on 8/12/2019

This week, the FTC entered into a proposed settlement with Unrollme Inc. (“Unrollme”), a free personal email management service that offers to assist consumers in managing the flood of subscription emails in their inboxes....more

The State AG Report Weekly Update April 2019 #2

Cozen O'Connor on 4/12/2019

Consumer Protection- 21 Democratic Attorneys General Urge U.S. Department of Education to Continue Sharing Student Loan Information- 21 Democratic AGs, led by Colorado AG Phil Weiser, New Jersey AG Gurbir Grewal, and...more

Here We Go Again? NY Considers Consumer Privacy Bill

Ward and Smith, P.A. on 1/29/2019

On the heels of the California Consumer Privacy Act ("CCPA"), the state of New York has kicked off the New Year with proposed legislation in the same vein as the CCPA....more

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