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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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