From Banks to FinTech: The Evolution of Small Business Lending — The Consumer Finance Podcast
From Banks to FinTech: The Evolution of Small Business Lending — Payments Pros – The Payments Law Podcast
Driving Digital Security: The FTC's Safeguards Rule Explained — Moving the Metal: The Auto Finance Podcast
First 100 Days of the New HSR Rules with Antitrust Partner Kara Kuritz
Podcast - FTC to Focus on Deceptive AI Claims: Compliance Management Strategies
Cruising Through Change: The Auto-Finance Industry’s New Era Under Trump Unveiled — The Consumer Finance Podcast
Cruising Through Change: The Auto-Finance Industry’s New Era Under Trump Unveiled — Moving the Metal: The Auto Finance Podcast
Compliance Needs are Alive and Well: FTC's Recent Enforcement Activity
Podcast - New Guidance on Complying with FTC Rule on Deceptive and Unfair Fees
Podcast - Navigating the New Landscape of Private Equity in Healthcare
(Podcast) The Briefing: Influencer Fail – ALO Yoga & Influencers Named in $150M Class Action Lawsuit for FTC Violations
The Briefing: Influencer Fail – ALO Yoga & Influencers Named in $150M Class Action Lawsuit for FTC Violations
From Cell Phones to Tractors: The Right to Repair Movement Drives On — Regulatory Oversight Podcast
Consumer Finance Monitor Podcast Episode: The Impact of the Election on the FTC
Podcast - Who Owns Your DNA? Lessons Learned from 23andMe
2 Gurus Talk Compliance: Episode 51 – The Compliance Week at 20 Edition
Daily Compliance News: May 1, 2025, The 100 Days of Corruption Edition
Shifting Gears: Adapting to Regulatory Changes in Auto Finance — Moving the Metal: The Auto Finance Podcast
Update on the State of Non-compete Restrictions (LaborSpeak)
Consumer Finance Monitor Podcast Episode: Everything You Want to Know About the CFPB as Things Stand Today, and Lots More - Part 2
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In the ongoing saga of the 23andMe bankruptcy, Federal Trade Commission Chairman Andrew N. Ferguson recently sent a letter to the Trustee overseeing the 23andMe bankruptcy proceeding stating, “As Chairman of the Federal Trade...more
In a March 31, 2025 letter, the Chair of the FTC, Andrew Ferguson, wrote to the Acting U.S. Bankruptcy Trustee and set out the FTC’s expectations for the protection of consumer information held by 23andMe. As we noted...more
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Singapore-based Chinese video game developer Cognosphere, dba HoYoverse, known for “Genshin Impact,” a role-playing game involving collectible characters with unique fighting skills, has agreed to pay $20 million to settle...more
The Federal Trade Commission's first update in over a decade to its rules under the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (“COPPA”) did not bring the dramatic updates that some privacy advocates had requested. Instead, the...more
On January 16, 2025, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) finalized amendments to the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) Rule (Final Rule), which completes the process that started back in 2019 when the FTC sought...more
On January 16, 2025, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC or Commission) finalized changes to the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) Rule (Final Rule). The Final Rule adopts certain amendments that were proposed in...more
The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) finalized changes to the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (“COPPA”) Rule today, making the first updates to the Rule since 2013. In January 2024, the FTC proposed changes to the...more
On January 16, 2025, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a press release confirming that it has finalized changes to the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule (COPPA Rule). These changes will set new requirements...more
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced two significant enforcement actions last week – one against data broker Mobilewalla, Inc. and the other against data analytics provider Gravy Analytics, Inc. (and its subsidiary...more
On May 13, the FTC’s amendment to the Safeguards Rule relating to the reporting of data breaches and security incidents, which were announced in October of 2023, became effective. As a reminder, the FTC’s Safeguards Rule...more
Kaiser Permanente is notifying 13.4 million current and former members that their personal information may have been compromised when it was transmitted to tech giants Google, Microsoft Bing and X (formerly Twitter) when...more
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U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA) and U.S. Representative Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) have made a breakthrough by agreeing on a bipartisan data privacy legislation proposal. The legislation aims to address concerns related...more
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Cyber, Privacy, and Technology Report - Welcome to your monthly rundown of all things cyber, privacy, and technology, where we highlight all the happenings you may have missed....more
In the FTC’s first case focused on the privacy and security of genetic information, the FTC alleges that San Francisco-based Vitagene, Inc. – now known as 1Health.io – failed to live up to its promises and unfairly changed...more
June 9th marked the deadline for financial institutions, including certain non-banking institutions that collect or maintain sensitive customer information (e.g., car dealerships), to implement a comprehensive information...more