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FTC Consumer Protection and Privacy Enforcement Series: PADFA Enforcement—What Companies Need to Know

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As part of our series to provide practical insights into emerging Federal Trade Commission (FTC) priority areas for consumer protection and data privacy enforcement, we are taking a deep dive into the Protecting Americans’...more

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FTC Continues to Bring Enforcement Actions Against Data Brokers

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On December 3, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced two enforcement actions against large data aggregator companies, Mobilewalla, Inc. (“Mobilewalla”) and Gravy Analytics Inc. (“Gravy Analytics”), for alleged...more

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New Proposed CFPB Consumer Data Regulation Would Significantly Expand FCRA Obligations

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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) on Dec. 3, 2024, issued its long-awaited proposed rule to amend Regulation V (Proposed Rule), which implements the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA). If enacted, the CFPB's...more

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FTC Cracks Down on Selling Sensitive Location Info, Restricts Use of Consumer Data for 1st Time

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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

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Privacy Tip #423 – FTC Files Complaint Against Mobilewalla for Selling Consumers’ Precise Location Data

I have commented before that I do not enable location-based services unless I use an app that requires it, like a ride-sharing app or directions. One of the reasons is to prevent data brokers and others from using precise...more

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The Protecting Americans’ Data from Foreign Adversaries Act - What Digital Advertisers, Publishers and Ad Platforms Need To Know

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The Protecting Americans’ Data from Foreign Adversaries Act (PADFA or the Act) was signed into law by President Joe Biden on April 24 as part of a larger foreign aid appropriations bill. Although other portions of the...more

Wyrick Robbins Yates & Ponton LLP

Broker Face: The Protecting Americans' Data from Foreign Adversaries Act Creates New High Stakes Federal Data Broker Requirements

On April 24, 2024, Congress made headlines by passing a complex foreign aid package, which included the much-discussed TikTok “divest-or-ban” legislation. What received less attention was the Protecting Americans’ Data from...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

U.S. Bans Sale of Americans’ Sensitive Data to Foreign Adversaries: 5 Things to Know

President Biden recently signed into law the Protecting Americans’ Data from Foreign Adversaries Act as a part of H.R. 815, an emergency appropriations bill that primarily provides assistance to Israel, Ukraine and Taiwan....more

International Lawyers Network

U.S. House Unveils the Latest Attempt at a U.S. Privacy Law: The American Privacy Rights Act

The United States is among the minority of large economies in the world without a comprehensive national privacy law. In the absence of such a law, numerous states are filling the void with a complex assortment of often...more

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Data Restrictions in the 21st Century Peace through Strength Act

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On April 20, 2024, the House of Representatives passed H.R.8038, the 21st Century Peace through Strength Act ("supplemental"), which includes a version of H.R.7520, the Protecting Americans' Data from Foreign Adversaries Act...more

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U.S. Federal Privacy Bill Unveiled

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On April 5, 2024 members of U.S. Congress released a draft bipartisan, bicameral federal privacy bill, the American Privacy Rights Act. In a press release, the stated goal of this legislation is to be “a national data privacy...more

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Data Brokers May Need to Avoid: Selling Personal Information to Foreign Adversaries

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On March 20, 2024 the U.S. House of Representatives unanimously approved a privacy-related bill, H.R. 7520 (the “Data Broker Bill).” This comes on the heels of another privacy-related bill approved by the House on March 13,...more

Proskauer - New Media & Technology

Data At Issue: FTC Focus on Browsing Information and Location Data

Since the start of the year, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has brought actions against – and reached proposed settlements with – three business ventures engaged in the collection, use and sharing of certain consumer...more

Alston & Bird

Declassified Intelligence Community Letters Highlight Importance of Monitoring Outbound Data Flows

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On January 25, 2024, Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) released documents that confirm U.S. intelligence agencies are purchasing location and other sensitive personal information from data brokers without the consent of the data...more

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Recent Enforcement Actions Signal FTC Focus on Protecting Location Data

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On January 9, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued its first ever prohibition on the use, sale and disclosure of sensitive location data against X- Mode Social and Outlogic (“X-Mode”), a location data broker. Only...more

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FTC Locates Problems with Data Broker’s Sale of Sensitive Consumer Information

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The FTC settled with X-Mode Social, Inc. and its successor Outlogic, LLC to resolve allegations the location data broker violated the FTC Act by selling location data that could be used to identify people and track them to...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

FTC Continues Focus on Data Brokers and Sensitive Information

The FTC is beginning 2024 with a bang. Just a few short days after announcing a settlement with lead-generation company Response Tree, the FTC has announced another decision. In this latest announcement, the FTC has described...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Amended Kochava Complaint Gives Insight into FTC’s View of Harm from Data Profiles

The FTC’s second attempt to pursue the data broker, Kochava, continues to move forward. The amended complaint, which was just unsealed and thus available for the public to review, gives insight into the agency’s perspective...more

Mintz - Privacy & Cybersecurity Viewpoints

California Continues to Expand Privacy Protections

The California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018, as amended by the California Privacy Rights Act of 2020 (the “CCPA”), is regarded as one of the strongest and most comprehensive privacy laws in the United States and in recent...more

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Understanding the American Data Privacy and Protection Act

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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

Husch Blackwell LLP

Bipartisan U.S. Federal Privacy Bill Circulated

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Keypoint: The chances for the United States to finally enact a federal privacy bill appear to have increased with the circulation of a bipartisan discussion draft although its chances for passage are far from clear....more

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Privacy Update: California Can Enforce Net Neutrality Law After Court Victory

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California Can Enforce Net Neutrality Law After Court Victory - California’s net neutrality law bars internet service providers from prioritizing, blocking, slowing down, or speeding up internet content. California’s law...more

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