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Dark Patterns Go International: FTC and International Consumer Protection Networks Conduct Sweep of ‘Deceptive Design Practices’...

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On July 10, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced the results of two global internet sweeps that examined the prevalence of certain deceptive design practices, or “dark patterns,” within a variety of websites and...more

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FTC Advises Copyright Office on AI — AI: The Washington Report

Welcome to this week's issue of AI: The Washington Report, a joint undertaking of Mintz and its government affairs affiliate, ML Strategies. The accelerating advances in artificial intelligence (“AI”) and the practical,...more

Perkins Coie

FTC's Second Settlement in Weeks Highlights Scrutiny on Businesses Processing Health Data for Advertising

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On March 2, 2023, following a 4-0 vote, the Federal Trade Commission announced a complaint and proposed consent order with BetterHelp, Inc., an online counseling platform that allegedly disclosed consumer health data to...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

CFPB: Negative Option Marketing Practices May Violate CFPA

On January 19, the CFPB issued Circular 2023-01 to affirm that companies offering “negative option” subscription services are required to comply with federal consumer financial protection laws. According to the Circular,...more

Hinch Newman LLP

eCommerce Attorney Tips Regarding Recent Automatic Renewal Law Developments

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For years, the Federal Trade Commission has aggressively enforced the Restore Online Shoppers’ Confidence Act against digital marketers that offer Internet-based automatic renewals and subscriptions. In short, ROSCA requires...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

FTC Takes Aggressive Action Against Internet Service Provider for Misrepresenting Internet Speeds

Last week, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the District Attorneys of Los Angeles County and Riverside County agreed to an order to settle claims against Frontier Communications Intermediate, LLC and its parent company,...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

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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Study Shows Marked Increase in FCRA Cases, Downward Trend in Consumer Protection Litigation Overall

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The report uncovered a 100% increase in the number of lawsuits brought under the Fair Credit Reporting Act over the past ten years and revealed decreases in Truth-In-Lending Act cases. The report’s data, which represents...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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