2024 was another year of substantial legislative and regulatory advances at the international, federal, and state levels with regard to data protection law. Artificial intelligence (AI) regulation continued to hurdle forward...more
1/16/2025
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
EU ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
New Legislation ,
Privacy Laws ,
Proposed Legislation ,
State Attorneys General ,
State Privacy Laws
On December 3, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced two enforcement actions against large data aggregator companies, Mobilewalla, Inc. (“Mobilewalla”) and Gravy Analytics Inc. (“Gravy Analytics”), for alleged...more
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has been actively flexing its authority as a privacy regulator in recent months. The agency has been especially focused on identifying data practices it views to be “unfair”, thereby...more
9/9/2024
/ Consent Order ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Cookies ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
FTC Act ,
Marketing ,
Misrepresentation ,
Security and Privacy Controls ,
Third-Party Service Provider ,
Web Browsers ,
Web Tracking
On April 7, Representative Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Wash.), Chair of the U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce Chair, and Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Chair of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and...more
On January 9, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued its first ever prohibition on the use, sale and disclosure of sensitive location data against X- Mode Social and Outlogic (“X-Mode”), a location data broker. Only...more
2/12/2024
/ Data Brokers ,
Data Collection ,
Data Deletion ,
Data Processors ,
Data Retention ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Informed Consent ,
Location Data ,
Location Privacy ,
Sensitive Personal Information
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently published a post on their Business Guidance Blog discussing lessons learned from three enforcement actions against sellers of genetic testing products. These guidelines address...more
1/25/2024
/ Advertising ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Biometric Information ,
Civil Monetary Penalty ,
Compliance ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Security ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Enforcement Priorities ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Genetic Testing ,
HIPAA Breach Notification Rule ,
Rite Aid ,
Sensitive Personal Information