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The Children's Online Privacy Protection Act is a United States federal statute enacted in 1998 to protect children's privacy by regulating what personal information may be collected from children's... more +

The Children's Online Privacy Protection Act is a United States federal statute enacted in 1998 to protect children's privacy by regulating what personal information may be collected from children's online activity. The law applies to commercial websites and online services directed at children under thirteen years of age and regulates how personal information may be collected, stored or used. less -

[Podcast] AD Nauseam: Checking In With the FTC

BakerHostetler on 8/14/2025

On today’s episode of AD Nauseam, Amy Mudge and Daniel Kaufman discuss recent FTC enforcement trends, highlighting a return to traditional consumer protection cases such as fraud, earnings claims, and debt relief. They...more

FTC Consumer Protection and Privacy Enforcement Series: Practical Tips for When Your Company Gets an FTC CID

Wiley Rein LLP on 8/5/2025

Welcome to our new series on Federal Trade Commission (FTC) enforcement, where we will provide practical insights into emerging FTC priority areas for consumer protection and data privacy enforcement. Overall, the current FTC...more

FTC’s “Attention Economy” Workshop Spotlights Tech Platform Practices Affecting Children and Potential Regulatory Implications

McCarter & English, LLP on 7/15/2025

“Just when I thought I was out, they pull me back in.” —Michael Corleone, The Godfather Part III. That iconic line about inescapable forces doesn’t just capture those thoughts of a mob boss trying to retire. It could just...more

Privacy, AI, and Consumer Protection Takeaways from FTC Chairman’s House Testimony

Wiley Rein LLP on 5/29/2025

FTC Chairman Andrew Ferguson testified before the House Appropriations Committee’s Financial Services and General Government Subcommittee on May 15 to discuss the agency’s consumer protection and competition efforts and...more

Flurry of FTC Action in the Final Days of the Khan FTC Precedes Transition to the Ferguson FTC

Alston & Bird on 2/4/2025

Our Consumer Protection/FTC and Antitrust Teams highlight a spate of activity by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) in its final days under the leadership of Lina Khan and offers a preview of what’s to come with Andrew...more

What Just Happened at the FTC and CFPB: Wiley Consumer Protection Download (January 24, 2025)

Wiley Rein LLP on 1/27/2025

In the two weeks before Inauguration, both the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and Federal Trade Commission (FTC) released a flurry of rulemaking developments, policy announcements, and enforcement filings and...more

The Federal Trade Commission - The Week That Was

BakerHostetler on 1/24/2025

Check your spam filters, as it is quite possible that they may have filtered out some Federal Trade Commission (FTC or the Commission) emails last week because of the literal deluge of emails spewing forth from the agency....more

FTC’s List of Key Accomplishments

Fox Rothschild LLP on 1/20/2025

Yesterday the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) released a 65-page report detailing what it views as its accomplishments over the last four years. In a press release summarizing the report, the FTC touts the following...more

"OVER THE LINE!" Where Banking and Gaming Intersect, the CFPB Has Something to Say.

Hudson Cook, LLP on 5/9/2024

The line between virtual and reality is getting thinner. Gamers pay gaming companies real currency for virtual in-game currency to buy skins, create the world they want to live in (virtually), or purchase loot that aid in...more

Wiley Consumer Protection Download (January 8, 2024)

Wiley Rein LLP on 1/9/2024

Welcome to Wiley’s update on recent developments and what’s next in consumer protection at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and Federal Trade Commission (FTC). In this newsletter, we analyze recent regulatory...more

FTC Enforcement Trends in Consumer Protection Under the Biden Administration

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 12/18/2023

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC or the Commission) has continued aggressive regulation in the consumer protection space under the Biden administration. This persistent approach has occurred even in the face of recent...more

Wiley Consumer Protection Download (June 5, 2023)

Wiley Rein LLP on 6/6/2023

Welcome to Wiley’s update on recent developments and what’s next in consumer protection at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and Federal Trade Commission (FTC). In this newsletter, we analyze recent regulatory...more

Gloves Are Off in the FTC's Dispute With Meta Over Privacy Practices

Rothwell, Figg, Ernst & Manbeck, P.C. on 5/4/2023

In this corner, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC): "Facebook has repeatedly violated its privacy promises,” said Samuel Levine, Director of the FTC’s Bureau of Consumer Protection. “The company’s recklessness has...more

Wiley Consumer Protection Download (January 10, 2022)

Wiley Rein LLP on 1/11/2022

Welcome to Wiley’s update on recent developments and what’s next in consumer protection at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and Federal Trade Commission (FTC). In this newsletter, we analyze recent regulatory...more

FTC Releases 2019 Privacy and Data Security Update

Ballard Spahr LLP on 2/26/2020

On February 25th, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) released its annual Privacy and Data Security Update, which highlights the FTC’s activities during the past year....more

FTC Obtains Record COPPA Settlement

Hogan Lovells on 3/4/2019

On February 27, 2019, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) announced that it settled with the operators of a video social networking app for a record civil penalty of $5.7 million under the Children’s Online Privacy...more

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