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Ballard Spahr LLP

CFPB Again Taking on Gaming Industry

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On August 28, 2024, the CFPB issued a consumer advisory warning that many video games and “virtual worlds” increasingly resemble traditional banking and payment systems that allow the storage and exchange of billions of...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

CFPB Envisions Increased Scrutiny of Video Game Financial Transactions and Data Practices

For the first time, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has publicly expressed interest in regulating video game companies for financial transactions they offer and consumer data they collect....more

Husch Blackwell LLP

CFPB Levels Up: Consumer Risks in Gaming Draws Regulatory Scrutiny

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If you thought virtual reality was free from real-world regulations, think again. On April 4, 2024, the CFPB released an Issue Spotlight that dives deeply into a realm the agency had not previously traversed—video games and...more

Saul Ewing LLP

Is Your Video Game Account a Bank Account? The CFPB Thinks So.

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Mark April 4, 2024 in your calendar – it is the day that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) set its sights on the video game industry. The CFPB issued a Report this week entitled "Banking in video game and...more

Venable LLP

Ready, Aim, Fire: FTC Scores Record-Breaking $520 Million Settlement with Fortnite Creator Epic Games

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This week the Federal Trade Commission unveiled hefty settlements with Epic Games Inc.—the creator of the video game Fortnite—to resolve separate actions alleging violations of Section 5 of the FTC Act and the Children’s...more

Proskauer Rose LLP

Three Point Shot - October 2020

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Welcome to Three Point Shot, a newsletter brought to you by the Sports Law Group at Proskauer. Three Point Shot brings you the latest in sports law-related news and provides you with links to related materials....more

Robins Kaplan LLP

Your Daily Dose of Financial News

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Regional lenders BB&T and SunTrust have announced plans to “unite in an all-stock deal” that would value the combined bank at $66 billion. The new lender would be the sixth-largest in the US, and, if allowed, would be created...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Podcast: Virtual and Augmented Reality

In this episode, Dreamscape Immersive chief legal officer Tammy Brandt and Akin Gump corporate partner Courtney York, whose practice includes guiding clients through complex tech transactions, discuss the business and law of...more

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

Avatars, Facial Scans & Virtual Basketball: Second Circuit Tosses Biometric Privacy Case

A recent federal appellate ruling delivered a significant blow to invasion of privacy claims based on facial recognition technology used to scan users’ faces that are then put on their personalized players “in-game,” allowing...more

Proskauer - New Media & Technology

Appeals Court Affirms Dismissal on Standing Grounds of Biometric Privacy Suit over Videogame Facial Scan Feature

With the flood of Illinois biometric privacy suits lodged against employers in recent months, and multiple biometric privacy suits against social media and other mobile platforms currently pending over the use of photo...more

Fenwick & West LLP

Allegations of Procedural Biometric Data Privacy Violations Not Enough for Class Action, Says Appeals Court

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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit on Nov. 21, 2017, affirmed the dismissal of a putative class action alleging violations of the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act for failing to allege a material risk...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Facial Scan Case Dismissed Under Illinois Biometrics Law

The developers of two NBA video games were successful this week in getting a putative class action alleging violations of the Illinois Biometrics law dismissed....more

Proskauer - New Media & Technology

Biometric Privacy Claims over Facial Recognition Feature in Videogame Dismissed for Lack of Concrete Harm

For the second time in the past six months, a district court has dismissed a lawsuit alleging procedural and technical violations of the Illinois biometric privacy statute for lack of Article III standing. In Vigil v....more

King & Spalding

Pokémon Go Faces More Criticism

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Pokémon Go is a location-based augmented reality game in which players use their mobile device to catch Pokémon in the players’ real-world surroundings by utilizing the camera, GPS, and gyroscope features of the mobile...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Pokemon App Developer Sued for Failed Privacy Protections

Niantic Inc. (Niantic), developer of the mobile game “Pokémon GO,” was sued in Florida court on July 27, 2016. The named plaintiff, David Beckman filed the complaint against Niantic claiming the game’s terms of service and...more

King & Spalding

Meteoric Rise Of Pokémon Go Spurs Privacy Concerns

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2.7 Million Dollar HIPAA Settlement –  Last week, Oregon Health & Science University (“OHSU”) agreed to pay $2.7 million to resolve potential violations of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Privacy Tip #43 – Pokémon players: Beware

Pokémon GO has been downloaded 7.5 million times in the U.S. alone. It has been reported that it has surpassed Twitter. If you are enjoying the game, you should know how it is collecting and using your information....more

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