13 Jul, 2023 Considerations and Steps for Self-Certifying under the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework By Daniel Goldberg Maria Nava Channing Hans On July 10, 2023, the European Commission adopted its adequacy decision for the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework (“DPF”). Under the...
14 Jun, 2023 Game Over: What the FTC-Microsoft COPPA Action means for the Gaming Sector By Emma Smizer Daniel Goldberg Last week, the Department of Justice with the Federal Trade Commission announced a $20 million dollar settlement with tech giant...
28 Apr, 2023 Montana and Tennessee Adopt New Comprehensive Privacy Laws By Maria Nava Two new states have joined the list of jurisdictions with comprehensive privacy laws. On April 21, 2023, Montana and Tennessee both...
26 Apr, 2023 Federal Agencies Release Joint Statement on AI By Maria Nava Earlier today, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”), the Department of Justice Civil Rights Division (“DOJ”), the Consumer Financial...
31 Mar, 2023 CPRA Regs Are Now In Effect By Maria Nava The California Privacy Protection Agency has announced the end to the California Privacy Rights Act rulemaking process. The regulations...
18 Mar, 2023 FTC Provides Insight Into Pixel Tracking Technology By Maria Nava On March 16, 2023, the FTC published an overview of its analysis on pixel tracking technology. Referencing its recent enforcement actions...
01 Mar, 2023 This Week In Generative AI By Maria Nava Over the past several weeks, we have seen numerous articles discussing the potential of artificial intelligence tools. AI is being used...
27 Feb, 2023 California Age-Appropriate Design Code Act Impact: Five Things Advertisers Need to Know By Emma Smizer Rick Borden In a recent blog post, we covered a new California law, the California Age-Appropriate Design Code Act (the “AADC”), that will have...
07 Dec, 2022 Privacy Considerations for 2023 By Maria Nava 2023 is around the corner. As a refresher, on January 1, 2023, two new comprehensive privacy laws – the California Privacy Rights Act...
09 Jul, 2022 NAD Issues Decisions Regarding Privacy Claims By Browsers By Maria Nava The National Advertising Division (NAD) recently published decisions regarding browser privacy claims. The decisions show that even when...
28 Apr, 2022 BBB Lays Out Teen Privacy Best Practices By Jessica Carballo Last week, BBB National Programs’ Center for Industry Self-Regulation announced the launch of the TeenAge Privacy Program (TAPP) Roadmap,...
16 Apr, 2022 Colorado Attorney General Seeks Public Comment on Colorado Privacy Act Rulemaking By Elliott Siebers In his prepared remarks given at the International Association of Privacy Professionals Global Privacy Summit in Washington D.C.,...
13 Jan, 2022 Hungry Hungry HIPAAs By Maria Nava For anyone who has taken even a cursory glance through social media, it seems that suddenly everything just might be a HIPAA violation....
11 Jan, 2022 ITMedia To Pay $1.5 Million Penalty for Unlawful Sale of Sensitive Consumer Information By Daniel Goldberg Maria Nava On January 7, 2022, the Federal Trade Commission announced that ITMedia Solutions LLC (“ITMedia”) will pay $1.5 million in civil...
08 Jun, 2021 In the Dark At the Movies In More Ways than One: FTC Settles ROSCA and False Advertising Charges Against MoviePass By Terri Seligman The FTC announced a settlement yesterday with the operators of the MoviePass subscription service. The service, which allowed consumers...
24 May, 2021 No Registration, No Log-In, No Data? By Terri Seligman In a recent routine monitoring case, NAD examined online advertising for Quicken Loans. The ads, designed to "encourage...consumers to...