California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), Consent, Federal Trade Commission (FTC)

Navigating Federal and California Negative Option Rules: Key Insights for Businesses

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP on 7/2/2025

As regulatory scrutiny around automatic renewals intensifies, understanding the Federal Trade Commission’s new “Click-to-Cancel” rule and California’s recently amended Automatic Renewal Law, is essential for companies looking...more

Marketing to Children: An Excerpt from the Advertising Law Tool Kit

Venable LLP on 11/15/2024

Join us as we spotlight select chapters of Venable’s popular Advertising Law Tool Kit, which helps marketing teams navigate the legal risk of campaigns and promotions....more

California Privacy Protection Agency Warns Businesses Against “Dark Patterns” and Urges “Symmetry in Choice”

Venable LLP on 9/23/2024

Not to be left behind by other regulators, the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) recently issued an enforcement advisory on “dark patterns” in the context of the notice and consent required under the California...more

What Real Estate Businesses Need to Know About Using Website Tracking Technologies

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 1/26/2024

Real estate businesses frequently operate multiple websites. These may include corporate websites, websites for each of their properties, and websites for their apps and ancillary service offerings. To maximize the...more

Are Automakers Making Sufficient Efforts to Protect Customer Data?

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC on 9/27/2023

With the ever-expanding Internet of Things, data privacy is a growing concern in today’s digital age. The automotive industry is no exception. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (“NHTSA”) has broad regulatory...more

The FTC Sets Its Sights on Biometric Information

Mintz - Privacy & Cybersecurity Viewpoints on 7/7/2023

Does your business collect or use fingerprints? Do your building access points use retina, finger, or palm scans? Does your security office use facial recognition technology to identify repeated trespassers? Do your phone...more

Understanding the American Data Privacy and Protection Act

Mintz - ML Strategies on 6/9/2022

On Friday, June 3, Representative Frank Pallone (D-NJ), Chairman of the House Energy & Commerce Committee, Representative Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), the committee’s Ranking Member, and Senator Roger Wicker (R-MS), Ranking...more

CISR Proposes Teenage Privacy Program Initiative

WilmerHale on 5/4/2022

On April 19, 2022, the Better Business Bureau’s (BBB) Center for Industry Self-Regulation introduced the TeenAge Privacy Program (TAPP), an emerging initiative that sets out to help companies develop a teen-centric approach...more

How do the CPRA, CPA, and VCDPA treat dark patterns?

Husch Blackwell LLP on 3/17/2022

Keypoint: The CPRA and CPA introduce the concept of dark patterns into state consumer data privacy laws although this area has come under increased attention recently with FTC enforcement actions and guidance, state attorneys...more

CNIL Hits Google With €150 Million Fine Over Cookie Consent Violations

Fox Rothschild LLP on 1/7/2022

The Commission Nationale de l’Informatique et des Libertés, the French Data Protection Agency, has issued a 150M Euro fine against Google and a 60M Euro fine against Facebook/Meta for cookie consent violations...more

The Battle of the Bills Begins: Proposed Federal Data Privacy Legislation Aims to End Patchwork Problem But Increases Enforcement

Bracewell LLP on 3/19/2021

After years of advocacy from both sides of the aisle and growing concerns about challenges created by state-based solutions, 2021 is poised to be a bellwether year for Congressional debate over federal data privacy...more

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