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Lawyers Beware: There Could Be Serious Ethics Issues With The New AI Browsers That Are Launching

Artificial intelligence just took a major step forward. Before you let it take a step into your firm, let’s discuss. Two of the most well-known AI platforms, ChatGPT and Perplexity, have launched something called AI, or...more

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

CA Governor Vetos Opt-out Preference Amendment

California Governor Gavin Newsom vetoed A.B. 3048, an amendment to California's landmark consumer privacy act that dealt with the delivery of opt-out preference signals installed in mobile and web browsers. The proposed...more

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FTC’s Enforcement Action Against Avast Signals Increased Focus on Consumer Web Data

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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has been actively flexing its authority as a privacy regulator in recent months. The agency has been especially focused on identifying data practices it views to be “unfair”, thereby...more

Fisher Phillips

Google Halts Plan to Phase Out Third-Party Cookies: 3 Essential Next Steps for Businesses

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Google no longer plans to remove third-party cookies from its web browser, according to a July 22 announcement. Instead, the tech giant will explore other options that allow users to make informed choices that apply across...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

FTC orders end to software provider’s sale of web browsing data

Recently, the FTC finalized an order banning a software provider from engaging in the sale, disclosure, or licensing of web browsing data for advertising. The order resolves the FTC’s accusations that the company monetized...more

Wyrick Robbins Yates & Ponton LLP

A Million Here, A Million There: Avast Sets the Record for the Highest Monetary Remedy for FTC Act Privacy Violations

According to Chair Lina Khan, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) recent action against Avast Limited and its subsidiaries for $16.5 million is the “highest monetary remedy in a de novo privacy violation case” and the first...more

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FTC Fines Avast Limited for Collection and Sale of Consumer Browsing Data

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​​​​​​​Avast Limited, a United Kingdom-based company that marketed its browser extensions and antivirus software to protect consumer privacy did just the opposite—storing consumer browsing data indefinitely and selling it...more

Clark Hill PLC

[Webinar] A Cookieless Future and Promise of PETs: A Primer on Privacy Enhancing Technologies - March 7th, 10:00 am PT

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Regulators and plaintiffs’ attorneys are increasingly focused on privacy harms related to the collection and use of personal data. Could privacy enhancing technology (PETs) be a solution to these concerns?...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

CPPA Votes in Favor of Web Browser

Last week, the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) voted in favor of a legislative proposal that would require web browsers to include a feature that allows web users the ability to exercise their privacy rights under...more

White & Case LLP

AI Legal News Summer Roundup: Edition 3

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Welcome to the third edition of our AI Legal News Summer Roundup! After five class actions were filed between June 28 and July 11 (as reported on in our first edition of this series), on July 21, another class action lawsuit...more

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AD-ttorneys@law - July 2022

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TINA Investigation Sours on HelloFresh - America’s #1 food-box provider is deploying dark patterns, says watchdog - See-Through? When it comes to ingredients and suppliers, HelloFresh is all about disclosure....more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Practitioners’ Corner: Do Not Track Is Back? Preparing for Browser-Based Preference Signals

Giving consumers choices to control the collection, use, and disclosure of their personal information has been a key feature of privacy law and guidance for decades. However, in the United States, until the advent of the...more

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GDPR Privacy FAQs: Can organizations rely on browser settings to gain consent to the deployment of cookies?

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Likely not. While the UK’s Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulation suggests that, in some circumstances, consent may be inferred when a subscriber amends or sets controls in an internet browser, the ICO has...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Pass It On: Locks Don’t Prevent Leaks

It is common for individuals to see the “padlock icon” on their browser bar when visiting a website, and assume they are safe. Sadly, this assumption is no longer valid. As we approach Data Privacy Day (January 28, 2019) many...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Privacy Tip #115 – Cyber Monday Safe Online Shopping

It is estimated that we will spend $4 billion online this year, including on Cyber Monday, coming up in just a few days. With the increase in online shopping, particularly over the holidays, it is prime time for scheming...more

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