Data Security, Discrimination, Federal Trade Commission (FTC)

FTC Signals Tough Line in First AI Discrimination Case Under Section 5

Perkins Coie on 1/11/2024

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced its first enforcement action alleging that discriminatory use of artificial intelligence (AI) was an unfair practice under Section 5 of the FTC Act on December 19, 2023. According...more

FTC Kicks Off Wide-Ranging Privacy Rulemaking

Perkins Coie on 8/17/2022

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) released an advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPRM) on “Commercial Surveillance and Data Security” on August 11, 2022. The ANPRM, approved on a 3-2 party-line vote, is the initial step...more

What’s Next for Privacy at the FTC Following the Confirmation of Alvaro Bedoya

Perkins Coie on 5/20/2022

Alvaro Bedoya was sworn in as a commissioner of the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) on May 16, 2022. Bedoya is well known in privacy circles. He founded the Center on Privacy and Technology at Georgetown Law School, where...more

FTC Seeks to Move Beyond Notice and Consent to Restrict Data Collection and Use

Proskauer on Privacy on 12/23/2021

The FTC indicated that it will use its rulemaking authority under the FTC Act’s Section 18 to create a new rule that will likely seek to rein in broad data collection and use. ...more

Socially Aware: The Social Media Law Update Volume 6, Issue 4

Morrison & Foerster LLP - Social Media on 10/15/2015

Five social media law issues to discuss with your clients - The explosive growth of social media has clients facing legal questions that didn’t even exist a few short years ago. Helping your clients navigate this...more

Financial Services Report, Fall 2015

Morrison & Foerster LLP on 9/18/2015

BELTWAY - Straight Out of the Seventh Circuit The Seventh Circuit recently affirmed a lower court’s ruling that the SEC cannot be sued in district court to stop it from bringing an administrative action. Bebo v. SEC, No....more