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On August 28, the CFPB issued a Consumer Advisory warning that it believes video game companies are targeting children for monetary gain. With 45.7 million U.S. children engaged in video gameplay, the agency is concerned...more
In 1999, computer scientist Kevin Ashton coined the term “the Internet of Things” (“IoT”) in order to put a name to his idea of using RFID chips to track items as they moved throughout a supply chain. “Though there is no...more
On April 25, 2024, the attorneys general of 22 states issued a letter encouraging UnitedHealth Group and its subsidiary, Change Healthcare, to take additional steps to respond to a massively disruptive cyberattack. The broad,...more
In April 2024, the UK government reiterated its vision for open finance, with UK Economic Secretary Bim Afolami (MP) announcing the creation of the Open Finance Taskforce at the 2024 Innovate Finance Global Summit. The...more
The number of data breaches in the United States has increased significantly in the past ten years. According to an IBM study, more than 4 out of 5 companies have experienced a data breach at least once. These data breaches...more
The CFPB recently published a circular clarifying liability under consumer financial protection law for financial companies that fail to safeguard consumer data. The circular describes how firms may be violating the CFPA’s...more
Privacy risks of using big data in the fight against COVID-19 are significant, and have caught the attention of Republicans and Democrats alike. Earlier this month we reported on a bill introduced on May 7 by Republican...more
On March 13, 2020, Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kansas), Chairman of the Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, introduced the “Consumer Data Privacy and Security Act of 2020” (the “CDPSA”). The CDPSA joins several...more
State attorneys general continue to become more influential as they drive legal innovation and policy change at the state and federal levels. This article discusses trends in AG activity, enforcement priorities, the impact of...more
FINRA held its bi-annual Cybersecurity Conference in January and recently published five take-away real-world experiences from the conference...more
Companies should take note of two imminent developments in New York in the area of cybersecurity regulation: enforcement of the New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) Cybersecurity Regulation (Regulation) and the...more
On February 25th, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) released its annual Privacy and Data Security Update, which highlights the FTC’s activities during the past year....more
In this month's edition of our Privacy & Cybersecurity Update, we examine the European Parliament's report on whether and how the use of blockchain technology can comply with the General Data Protection Regulation, as well as...more
• The signing of the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) into law in June 2018 imposed significant new privacy obligations on businesses that have personal information about California residents and set off a burst of...more
New York’s state legislature is considering a new data privacy law that would set the standard for data privacy in the U.S. The New York Privacy Act (the “NYPA” or the “Act”), which is currently being considered by the state...more
he Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has focused over the course of 2018-2019 on consumer protection, data security, privacy and FinTech issues as part of its review of "Competition and Consumer Protection Issues in the 21st...more
As of April 11, 2019, Massachusetts data breach victims will be entitled to enhanced rights and protections under An Act Relative To Consumer Protection From Security Breaches....more
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) continues its comprehensive efforts to focus on consumer protection issues, including those around the use of Big Data, Artificial Intelligence (AI) and predictive analytics. These tools are...more
This post discusses litigation exposure that businesses collecting personal information about California consumers should consider in the wake of the California Legislature’s passage of the California Consumer Privacy Act of...more
State legislatures are making their mark with new consumer protection legislation, most notably in Vermont, where the state enacted the first law regulating data brokers, and in Colorado, where lawmakers passed a new privacy...more