There are several things you can count on in life as a broadcaster: death, taxes, and the need to file biennial ownership reports in odd-numbered years. But now you can scratch the last one (at least for the time being). ...more
Recent enforcement activities in California and Connecticut highlight that states are ready and willing to actively enforce their comprehensive privacy laws. These recent actions – which continue the trend of states ramping...more
7/17/2025
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Texas Governor Greg Abbott has signed the App Store Accountability Act (“the Act”) into law, instituting sweeping new obligations regarding age verification and parental consent for app stores and app developers operating in...more
7/15/2025
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COPPA ,
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Online Safety for Children ,
Parental Consent ,
Software Developers ,
State Privacy Laws ,
Technology Sector ,
Texas ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) is set to enforce its sweeping new rule on certain U.S. data transactions with countries of concern and covered persons as of July 9, 2025. The new rule regarding “Preventing Access to...more
7/9/2025
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Governance Standards ,
International Data Transfers ,
National Security ,
New Regulations ,
Regulatory Requirements
Radio and television station employment units (SEUs) located in North Carolina, South Carolina, Illinois, Wisconsin, and California with five or more full-time employees must prepare by Friday, August 1, 2025, an annual EEO...more
7/7/2025
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Telecommunications ,
Television Broadcast Stations ,
Wisconsin
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently hosted a workshop on kids’ online activity, titled “The Attention Economy: How Big Tech Firms Exploit Children and Hurt Families.” Speakers included two U.S. Senators, all three FTC...more
6/27/2025
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Exploitation ,
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Minors ,
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Online Platforms ,
Online Safety for Children ,
Privacy Laws ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Social Media ,
Technology
On June 22, 2025, Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed the Texas Responsible Artificial Intelligence Governance Act (TRAIGA or the Texas AI Act) into law. The new law goes into effect January 1, 2026. The law places obligations...more
6/24/2025
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Artificial Intelligence ,
Biometric Information ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Data Privacy ,
Enforcement ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Governance Standards ,
Government Agencies ,
Governor Abbott ,
Machine Learning ,
New Legislation ,
NIST ,
Privacy Laws ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
State and Local Government ,
State Attorneys General ,
State Privacy Laws ,
Texas
On June 2, the New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs (Division) published proposed regulations to implement the New Jersey Data Privacy Act (NJDPA). Of note, these rules were proposed months after the NJDPA went into effect...more
6/17/2025
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Regulatory Requirements ,
State Privacy Laws
State enforcement agencies are keeping the pressure on businesses, with two new enforcement actions announced this week in California and Texas. This activity signals to companies – both within and outside of the United...more
Radio and television station employment units (SEUs) located in the District of Columbia, Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, Michigan, Ohio, Arizona, Idaho, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming with five or more full-time...more
Join us for a webinar on FTC advertising and privacy compliance for health service providers, including in emerging areas of FTC and state attorney general interest. Also joining as a featured panelist is Mary Engle,...more
5/6/2025
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Data Privacy ,
Digital Health ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare Facilities ,
Hospitals ,
Mobile Apps ,
Physicians ,
State Attorneys General ,
Subscription Services ,
Trump Administration ,
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IAPP’s Global Privacy Summit in DC this week has featured panels with several state regulators charged with enforcing their state’s privacy laws, including regulators from California, Colorado, Connecticut, and Oregon. The...more
IAPP’s Global Privacy Summit kicked off on April 22 with keynote remarks from Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Commissioner Melissa Holyoak, who highlighted her top priorities for privacy enforcement and the digital economy. ...more
Virginia recently amended its Consumer Protection Act (the Act) to provide enhanced protection for reproductive and sexual health information. These protections take effect on July 1, 2025.
The amendment prohibits a...more
This week in our March Privacy Forecast, we discuss privacy and data security enforcement trends at the state and federal levels. Particularly as state privacy laws continue to expand and evolve, companies should understand...more
This week in our March Privacy Forecast, we discuss a growing trend at both the federal and the state level – new laws and regulations that specifically target data brokers.
At the federal level, two new legal frameworks...more
With 13 comprehensive state privacy laws already in effect, the state privacy law landscape is complex. While there are several common threads throughout many of these frameworks that can allow companies to implement a...more
On March 12, 2025, the California Consumer Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA or Agency) announced a settlement with an auto manufacturer, marking the Agency’s first enforcement action under the California Consumer Privacy Act...more
Radio and television station employment units (SEUs) located in Indiana, Kentucky, Tennessee, Texas, Delaware, and Pennsylvania with five or more full-time employees must prepare by Tuesday, April 1, 2025, an annual EEO...more
Welcome to our new series, the March Privacy Forecast. In this weekly series, during the month of March, we will delve into the evolving landscape of data privacy, explore new laws, proposed legislation and enforcement...more
3/10/2025
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Data Protection ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
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Online Safety for Children ,
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Privacy Laws ,
Sensitive Personal Information ,
State Privacy Laws
The U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ) sweeping new rule on cross-border data transactions is set to take effect in substantial part next month, with broad implications for companies that transfer U.S. personal data or...more
3/6/2025
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Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Export Controls ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
National Security ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Sensitive Personal Information
On January 8, 2025, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) released a Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture (NAL) proposing a $369,190 penalty against a television licensee for willfully and...more
1/22/2025
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Emergency Alerts ,
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FEMA ,
Forfeiture ,
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Misrepresentation ,
Penalties ,
Public Safety ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Telecommunications
On January 16, 2025, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC or Commission) finalized changes to the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) Rule (Final Rule). The Final Rule adopts certain amendments that were proposed in...more
1/20/2025
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Consent ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
COPPA ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Retention ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
NPRM ,
Online Safety for Children ,
Personal Information ,
Privacy Laws
Radio and television station employment units (SEUs) located in Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Kansas, Nebraska, Oklahoma, New Jersey, and New York with five or more full-time employees must prepare by Monday, February 3,...more
1/13/2025
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As we enter the New Year, Wiley is looking ahead to the top privacy developments and trends to watch in 2025. On the state side, 2025 kicked off with several new privacy laws going into effect in January, and states continue...more
1/9/2025
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Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Data Brokers ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Personal Data ,
Privacy Laws ,
State Attorneys General ,
State Privacy Laws