A federal appeals court just vacated the FTC’s controversial Click-to-Cancel rule on procedural grounds – but businesses shouldn’t drop their guard just yet. Many states already have their own automatic renewal laws on the...more
Federal officials just postponed enforcement of the Click-to-Cancel rule, which requires businesses offering subscriptions or memberships to provide a cancellation process as straightforward as the sign-up procedure. The...more
Just one business day before new robotext and robocall rules requiring one-to-one consent and “logically and topically” related requirements were set to take effect, a federal appeals court vacated the requirements and...more
2/3/2025
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Businesses that use robocalls or robotexts for marketing purposes will soon need to adjust to new rules that take effect in early 2025. The Federal Communications Commission made several changes to rules under the Telephone...more
11/22/2024
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Colorado employers could soon need to comply with the disclosure and consent requirements of the state’s privacy act when they collect biometric identifiers from employees or applicants – which would make Colorado the first...more
10/4/2024
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Businesses with a website beware: California regulators just warned that the law prohibits your website from making website users jump through hoops or otherwise confusing them as they try to exercise their privacy rights,...more
9/10/2024
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