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Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

NYC Comptroller Report Calls for Overhaul of State Consumer Financial Protections

On June 9, 2025, New York City Comptroller Brad Lander released a report urging City and State leaders to modernize consumer financial protections. The report outlines a series of legislative and regulatory recommendations...more

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New York AG James Proposes Expansion of State Consumer Protection Law

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New York Attorney General (AG) Letitia James recently announced her support for legislation that would significantly broaden the state’s consumer protection statute to prohibit not just deceptive acts, but also unfair and...more

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

New York AG Settles with School Calendar App, Saturn

This week, New York Attorney General Letitia James announced a settlement with app developer Saturn Technologies (Saturn) following an investigation into privacy practices that promised teens an exclusive community but...more

Fox Rothschild LLP

Companies Beware: New York Attorney General Targets Websites That Track Visitors

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Recently, the Office of the New York State Attorney General (OAG) issued an advisory warning business that website tracking technology may violate New York consumer protection laws, including the state’s Uniform Deceptive...more

Wyrick Robbins Yates & Ponton LLP

Cookie Cutter: NY AG Announces Cookie Scrutiny with Business Guide to Website Privacy Controls

Website privacy controls—in the form of banners and pop-ups asking visitors to agree to, or reject, a website’s use of cookies, pixels, and similar technologies used to track their behavior—are becoming ubiquitous. In the...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

New York Attorney General Publishes Website Privacy Controls Guidance

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Keypoint: Although New York lacks a consumer data privacy law, the New York Attorney General’s office has taken the position that New York’s consumer protection laws require entities to implement certain tracking technology...more

Cozen O'Connor

New York AG’s Office Offers Businesses Tips for Securing Consumer Data

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New York AG Letitia James released a guide for businesses with tips to keep consumers’ personal data secure based on common data security failures that the OAG identified in recent investigations....more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

New York AG releases guide for businesses to protect consumer’s personal information

On April 19, the New York attorney general released a data security guide to help businesses adopt effective data security measures for protecting state residents’ personal information. The guide outlines recommendations for...more

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NY Attorney General Announces Settlement After Website Data Breach

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In late May, New York Attorney General Letitia James announced a $200,000 settlement agreement with Filters Fast, an online water filtration retailer, stemming from a 2019 data breach compromising the personal information of...more

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