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Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Review finds a large percentage of companies use dark patterns

Recently, the FTC, along with the International Consumer Protection and Enforcement Network and the Global Privacy Enforcement Network, shared their data and results on dark patterns in a review of selected websites, finding...more

Hinch Newman LLP

FTC Consumer Protection and Privacy December 2023 Spotlight

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On December 11, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission announced that it has obtained proposed orders against the operators of a purported wide-ranging scheme known as “The Sales Mentor” that allegedly made millions by falsely...more

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New FTC Investigation Into OpenAI May Shed Light on Developing AI Enforcement Landscape

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In the strongest regulatory move made against OpenAI since the launch of its Artificial Intelligence (AI) chatbot ChatGPT in November 2022, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has opened an investigation to determine whether...more

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FTC Launches Investigation into OpenAI

Following its many warnings of impending enforcement action against entities providing Artificial Intelligence (“AI”) products, the FTC has officially launched an investigation into OpenAI. The FTC initiates its investigation...more

Wiley Rein LLP

Crypto and Web3 Under Consumer Protection Scrutiny

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In the world of crypto and Web3, a great deal of attention has focused on who is responsible for regulation and any sector-specific regulations that would follow: Are tokens securities, commodities, currencies, or something...more

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EU Kills Privacy Shield | Honesty In Telecom Advertising | Big False Claims Act Settlements

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2020 AG Elections- Indiana GOP Chooses AG Candidate for 2020; Virginia Looks Ahead to 2021- •Todd Rokita, former Indiana Secretary of State and U.S. Congressman, has won the Republican nomination for Indiana AG over...more

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FTC Releases 2019 Privacy and Data Security Update

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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

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Five Steps to Mitigate CCPA Class Action Risk: What Companies Need to Do to Increase Data Security

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While many companies and service providers are spending significant time and budget on the privacy-related requirements of the forthcoming California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), the largest exposure for companies not selling...more

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The Anatomy of an FTC Data Security Lawsuit

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The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) has described itself as “Your cop on the privacy beat” and a top federal regulator of consumer-facing data security practices. An example of how the FTC asserts itself when it comes to...more

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FTC Seeks Substantial Changes to the Privacy and Safeguards Rules

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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

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

FTC Enforcement Trends in Consumer Protection

A comprehensive review of recent Federal Trade Commission (FTC or Commission) consumer protection actions shows that the FTC continues to be one of Washington’s most aggressive regulators. While the number of enforcement...more

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Momentum Builds for a National Privacy Law in the United States

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Recent developments show that momentum is building for the United States to enact a national privacy law that would govern how businesses handle consumers’ personal information. High-profile data breaches, recent...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

FTC Hearings Discuss the State of Data Security in the 21st Century

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Ninth hearing on Competition and Consumer Protection in the 21st century highlights challenges of addressing persistent threats to data security. On December 11 and 12, the Federal Trade Commission (the FTC or the...more

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Deep Dive on Deep Learning: FTC Considers Artificial Intelligence

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Seventh Hearing on Competition and Consumer Protection considers ethical, practical, and legal dimensions of artificial intelligence and machine learning. On November 13 and 14, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) held the...more

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FTC Kicks Off New Consumer Protection Hearings: Focuses on the Use of Big Data and Artificial Intelligence

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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

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The Internet of Things: What Is It and Why Do I Care?

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Even if you have never heard of the Internet of Things (“IoT”) you’re probably connected already. In 2017 Gartner estimated that over 5.2 Billion consumer IoT devices had already been installed and predicted that the...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Privacy & Cybersecurity Update - April 2018

In this month's edition of our Privacy & Cybersecurity Update, we examine the EU's General Data Protection Regulation going into effect despite some member states lacking in local necessary legislation, a pair of U.S. states'...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Privacy & Cybersecurity Update - March 2018

In this month's edition of our Privacy & Cybersecurity Update, we discuss all 50 states now having data breach notification laws, state attorneys general and their opposition to a federal data breach notification law, the FBI...more

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