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Marriott Settles for $52M & Enhances Data Protections After Multi-State Investigations

Kohrman Jackson & Krantz LLP on 2/10/2025

Marriott has agreed to pay $52 million dollars and implement new consumer data protections to settle investigations by attorneys general from 49 states and the Federal Trade Commission, following data breaches that occurred...more

FTC Takes Action Against GoDaddy for Alleged Lax Data Security

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider on 1/24/2025

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a proposed settlement order against GoDaddy alleging that it “has failed to implement reasonable and appropriate security measures to protect and monitor its website-hosting...more

FTC Announces Enforcement Actions Against Amazon’s Alexa and Ring Divisions for Violations of User Privacy

WilmerHale on 6/7/2023

On May 31, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC or Commission) announced two separate enforcement actions against Amazon—one involving its cloud-based voice service, Alexa, and the other involving Ring, its smart doorbell...more

HUB Talks: Gateway To Privacy: Have No Fear, the FTC is Here: Protecting Consumers and Regulating Privacy

K&L Gates LLP on 5/18/2023

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is known for protecting consumers against unfair and deceptive business practices, so how does data privacy and cybersecurity tie into that? In this episode, Jake Bernstein and Whitney...more

Fintechs Beware: CFPB Builds on FTC Safeguards for Consumer Data

Lathrop GPM on 8/22/2022

On August 11, 2022, the Consumer Finance Protection Board issued Consumer Financial Protection Circular 2022-04 for enforcers of federal consumer financial laws. The new Circular reflects the consumer watchdog’s increasing...more

The State AG Report - Volume 7, Issue 36

Cozen O'Connor on 9/15/2021

Here are last week’s curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US: Creepy Apps: FTC Shuts Down Stalkerware Company...more

Social Media Privacy Protection and Consumer Rights Act of 2021

Hinshaw & Culbertson - Privacy, Cyber & AI... on 6/25/2021

Intending to strengthen the privacy of consumers’ online data, U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), John Kennedy (R-LA), Joe Manchin (D-WV), and Richard Burr (R-NC) have reintroduced the Social Media Privacy Protection and...more

Privacy Bill Essentials: Alaska

Hinshaw & Culbertson - Privacy, Cyber & AI... on 5/15/2021

A comprehensive data protection and privacy bill (SB 116, HB 159) has been introduced in Alaska. Similar to the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and other recently proposed state laws, the Alaska Consumer Data Privacy...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

California Bill Mandates Privacy By Design For IoT Devices

Womble Bond Dickinson on 4/27/2017

Manufacturers of Internet-connected devices (better known as the Internet of Things) should be following a new California bill closely because it would create a mandate under California law that all IoT devices have built-in...more

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