Biometric Information, Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices, Enforcement Actions

Looking Back at 2024's Noteworthy State AG Litigation

Troutman Pepper Locke on 4/15/2025

State attorneys general across the U.S. took bold steps in 2024 to address unlawful activities by corporations in several areas, including privacy and data security, financial transparency, children’s internet safety, and...more

FTC Announces Groundbreaking Action Against Rite Aid for Unfair Use of AI

WilmerHale on 1/15/2024

On December 19, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced an enforcement action against the retail pharmacy Rite Aid for unfair practices associated with its use of a facial recognition technology (FRT) surveillance...more

The FTC Is Regulating AI: A Comprehensive Analysis

Holland & Knight LLP on 7/26/2023

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is rewriting norms and changing the way we interact with the world. It is likely AI will have an outsized impact on every facet of life; this could be the start of the next technological...more

FTC Policy Statement to Biometric Information and Technology

BCLP on 5/26/2023

The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) has issued a policy statement addressing biometric technologies in a signal of enforcement actions to come: It states: “In light of the evolving technologies and risks to consumers, the...more

FTC Issues Policy Statement on Biometric Information, Signaling a New Enforcement Priority

Wiley Rein LLP on 5/22/2023

At the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC or Commission) May 2023 Open Commission Meeting, the FTC voted unanimously to approve a Policy Statement on Biometric Information and Section 5 of the FTC Act (the Policy Statement). The...more

FTC Says that One Cannot Retain the Fruit of the Tainted Tree

BCLP on 3/18/2021

Setting new precedent in the world of data, the FTC has found that the work product of ill-gotten data is no longer retainable by the developer. On January 11, 2021, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced that it...more