News & Analysis as of

Privacy Laws Technology Sector Federal Trade Commission (FTC)

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

FTC Requests Input from Tech Platform Users About Speech

The Federal Trade Commission recently requested public comment from users of tech platforms. In particular, the impact the platforms may have on user speech. Input is sought -by May 21- on the extent to which tech firms are...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

2025 Top-of-Mind Issues for Life Sciences Companies

DTC Telehealth Platforms - Arrangements involving telemedicine and direct-to-consumer (“DTC”) business services are expected to be a source of major regulatory scrutiny. In 2024, such arrangements were the focus of proposed...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Sheppard Mullin’s 2024 Eye on Privacy Year in Review

It is hard to believe that another year is upon us! As we have done in years past (including 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019 and 2018), we have created a comprehensive resource of all our www.eyeonprivacy.com posts from 2024. As...more

Wiley Rein LLP

CES 2025: FTC Commissioners Discuss Approach to AI in New Administration

Wiley Rein LLP on

On Thursday, January 9 at CES 2025, two sitting FTC Commissioners – Rebecca Slaughter (D) and Melissa Holyoak (R) – sat down for a revealing discussion moderated by two former FTC Commissioners now in the private sector –...more

Perkins Coie

Privacy Law Recap 2024: Regulatory Enforcement

Perkins Coie on

This year saw significant enforcement activity from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) on privacy, data security, and related technology topics, particularly with respect to location information, health, and other sensitive...more

ArentFox Schiff

Post-Election Outlook for Regulation of Artificial Intelligence

ArentFox Schiff on

In recent years, Americans and policymakers in Washington, DC, have become increasingly fixated on artificial intelligence (AI), especially generative AI, and the economic and social considerations associated with the...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Insights - September 2024

In this edition of Insights, we take a closer look at the megadeals and sponsor transactions driving recent M&A activity, the importance of staying ahead of the risks in AI development and deployment, and other diverse...more

Perkins Coie

The Intricacies of Gaze Tracking: Balancing Personalization and Privacy

Perkins Coie on

In the contemporary digital ecosystem, the lines between personalization and privacy often blur, specifically when involving advanced technologies such as gaze and eye tracking. As we interact with various technologies from...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

Decoded Technology Law Insights, V 5, Issue 4, May 2024

MIT Report Details New Cybersecurity Risks - “Cloud misconfigurations, more sophisticated ransomware, and vendor exploitation attacks are contributing to rising cyberattacks.” Why this is important: Worldwide spending...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

Privacy Briefs: May 2024

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

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC

Highlights from this week’s IAPP Global Privacy Summit

Since 2011, I’ve attended the International Association of Privacy Professionals’ Global Privacy Summit in Washington, D.C. Each year one session gets everyone talking; this year the honor went to “Direct Insights from U.S....more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

FTC Seeks Comments on AI Impersonation Rules

Earlier this month, accompanying an update to a rule prohibiting the impersonation of businesses and governments, the FTC sought comments on extending the rule to prohibit impersonation of individuals. The agency indicated...more

Perkins Coie

FTC Proposes Rule Addressing Use of AI To Impersonate Individuals

Perkins Coie on

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a supplemental notice of proposed rulemaking (SNPRM) on February 15, 2024, in which it recommended a trade regulation rule that would (1) impose liability on businesses who provide...more

Rothwell, Figg, Ernst & Manbeck, P.C.

FTC Says: If You Want to Use Data In a New Way, You Need to Provide Actual Notice to End-Users Before You Do It

It is fairly standard language in privacy policies: “This privacy policy may be amended or updated from time to time, so please check back regularly for updates.” It sends the message that the company can change its data...more

Jenner & Block

Jenner & Block Japan Newsletter - January 2024

Jenner & Block on

Welcome to the January 2024 edition of the Jenner & Block Japan Newsletter, a publication containing updates about legal developments in the United States that may be noteworthy to our clients and other leaders in the...more

Perkins Coie

FTC Signals Tough Line in First AI Discrimination Case Under Section 5

Perkins Coie on

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced its first enforcement action alleging that discriminatory use of artificial intelligence (AI) was an unfair practice under Section 5 of the FTC Act on December 19, 2023. According...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

AI Insights: Proposed FTC Order Suggests Blueprint for AI Adoption

A proposed settlement action filed on December 19, 2023, by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) against Rite Aid Corp. highlights some of the key issues presented when companies use artificial intelligence (AI) for facial...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

FTC Vocalizes AI Voice Cloning Challenge

The FTC continues its focus and concern on use of technologies that integrate artificial intelligence, this time turning to potential consumer harm with voice cloning technology. Today the commission announced a challenge...more

Perkins Coie

The New Health Privacy Landscape—Out of the Frying Pan and Into the Fire

Perkins Coie on

Just a few years ago, the legal landscape governing health-related personal information was relatively simple: Protected Health Information (PHI) was regulated under Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

Are Automakers Making Sufficient Efforts to Protect Customer Data?

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

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

FTC Proposes Changes to Health Breach Notification Rule Clarifying Application to Health and Wellness Apps

In May, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) proposed changes (the “Proposed Rule”) to the Health Breach Notification Rule (the “Rule”), which, among other items, emphasize that the Rule applies to mobile health applications...more

Rothwell, Figg, Ernst & Manbeck, P.C.

Is Privacy Enforcement Impending for Generative Artificial Intelligence Technologies?

Just last week, researchers at Robust Intelligence were able to manipulate NVIDIA’s artificial intelligence software, the “NeMo Framework,” to ignore safety restraints and reveal private information. According to reports, it...more

Cozen O'Connor

NIST Issues New Artificial Intelligence Risk Management Framework

Cozen O'Connor on

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) recently released version 1.0 of its Artificial Intelligence Risk Management Framework. There is an emerging consensus that AI systems present a significantly...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

Decoded: Technology Law Insights - Issue 24, 2022

North Carolina Power Outage Points to Homeland Security Long-Documented Threats to US Power Grid - “Moore County blackouts serve as reminder that nation’s electricity infrastructure could be vulnerable targets for domestic...more

Wiley Rein LLP

How the Supreme Court’s OT 2022 Term (So Far) Might Affect Tech

Wiley Rein LLP on

The Supreme Court’s OT 2022 docket is shaping up to be another significant term. Although the Court will continue to take up more petitions in the coming months, its current docket is already poised to have significant...more

33 Results
 / 
View per page
Page: of 2

"My best business intelligence, in one easy email…"

Your first step to building a free, personalized, morning email brief covering pertinent authors and topics on JD Supra:
*By using the service, you signify your acceptance of JD Supra's Privacy Policy.
- hide
- hide