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Wiley Consumer Protection Download (September 4, 2024)

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Welcome to Wiley’s update on recent developments and what’s next in consumer protection at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and Federal Trade Commission (FTC). In this newsletter, we analyze recent regulatory...more

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FTC testifies on privacy efforts

On April 18, FTC Chair Lina M. Khan and Commissioners Rebecca Slaughter and Alvaro Bedoya testified before the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Innovation, Data, and Commerce on the agency’s efforts to protect...more

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FTC finalizes gaming company order on dark patterns

On March 14, the FTC finalized an administrative order requiring a video game developer to pay $245 million in refunds to consumers allegedly tricked into making unwanted in-game purchases....more

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Epic Games $520 Million Settlement with FTC for Unfair Practices and COPPA Violations

Epic Games $520 Million Settlement with FTC for Unfair Practices and COPPA Violations - Recently, Epic Games, Inc. (Epic), maker of the popular Fortnite video game, settled allegations posed by the Federal Trade...more

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FTC and the States - Everything You Wanted to Know but Were Afraid to Ask

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A lot has been written about the impact of the Supreme Court’s AMG decision on the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) future law enforcement approaches and strategies. One option is more administrative litigation, but that...more

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Privacy Bill Essentials: Proposed Federal Children and Teens' Online Privacy Protection Act

In an effort to strengthen protections relating to the online collection, use, and disclosure of personal information of children and minors, U.S. Senators Edward J. Markey of Massachusetts and Bill Cassidy of Louisiana...more

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In This Issue: - FTC Enforcement Action Slain by 11th Circuit - Chris Farley IP Holder Settles With Bike Company - California Pushes Auto-Renewal Regs in New Directions - Plaintiff Should Cop to COPPA, Google Claims -...more

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Advertising Law - October 2015

Commercials Pulled After Endorser Admits 9/11 Lies - The revelation that an endorser lied about his whereabouts on September 11 led a national sports-themed restaurant chain to stop airing commercials where the actor...more

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FTC Can Regulate Cybersecurity Practices, Third Circuit Rules

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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) can regulate cybersecurity policies and procedures as “unfair” acts or practices under Section 5 of the FTC Act, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit has ruled in a very important...more

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Third Circuit Affirms FTC Authority to Police Whether Companies Have Reasonable Data Security

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Since at least 2005, the Federal Trade Commission has asserted that it may regulate lax data security practices as an “unfair” business practice under Section 5 of the FTC Act. The Wyndham hotel chain was the first to...more

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The FTC, Privacy, and the Life & Health Business

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The Federal Trade Commission Act (“FTC Act”) prohibits unfair or deceptive acts or practices affecting commerce, as well as unfair competition in commerce. The FTC Act also created the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”), and...more

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