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First Case Where FTC Charges Company in Gig Economy With Violating the Business Opportunity Rule

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On July 2, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission announced that it is taking action against a gig work company for allegedly misleading consumers about the money they could make on the company’s platform and marketing its...more

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Healthcare Regulatory Check-up Newsletter | April 2024 Recap

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This issue of McDermott’s Healthcare Regulatory Check-Up highlights regulatory activity for April 2024. We discuss several US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) agency actions, including the Calendar Year (CY) 2025...more

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FTC Enters Consent Agreement With Blackbaud Following Major Data Breach

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On February 1, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC or “the Commission”) announced that it had reached a settlement with Blackbaud, a software company, resolving claims related to a 2020 data breach that resulted in the...more

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Dechert Cyber Bits - Key Developments in Privacy & Cybersecurity - Issue 49

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FTC Announces Proposed Settlement with Software Provider to Settle Allegations that its Inadequate Security Safeguards Led to Cyberattack - On February 1, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) announced a proposed...more

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Recent FTC Merger Settlement Signals Increased Antitrust Agency Concerns about Coordination from Competitor Entanglements

Key Takeaways - An FTC merger settlement in the $5.2 billion transaction between EQT and Quantum, two producers of natural gas in the Appalachian Basin, signals the antitrust agencies’ new approach to analyzing the potential...more

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Dechert Cyber Bits - Issue 43 | Key Developments in Privacy & Cybersecurity

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NSA and CISA Release Report on “Top Ten” Cybersecurity Misconfigurations; CISA Calls for Software Manufacturers to Implement Best Practices - On October 5, 2023, the United States National Security Agency (NSA) and...more

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Stay ADvised: Brand Protection & Advertising Law News - October 2023

Setting Its Sights on Eye Health Supplement, NAD Finds Health Claims Insufficiently Supported Despite Peer-Reviewed Evidence - The National Advertising Division (NAD) recommended that an eye health supplement maker,...more

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Cybersecurity Enforcement Update: New York Department of Financial Services Announces Amended Cybersecurity Regulations and Latest...

Recent enforcement actions and announcements show that state and federal regulators are continuing to focus intensely on cybersecurity and data protection. Notably, the New York Department of Financial Services (“NYDFS”)...more

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FTC Announces Proposed Settlement with 1Health.io Genetic Testing Firm for Privacy and Security Violations

On June 16, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced a proposed settlement agreement (in the form of a stipulated order) with genetic testing company Vitagene, Inc., now known as 1Health.io (1Health.io), for...more

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FTC Announces Enforcement Actions Against Amazon’s Alexa and Ring Divisions for Violations of User Privacy

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On May 31, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC or Commission) announced two separate enforcement actions against Amazon—one involving its cloud-based voice service, Alexa, and the other involving Ring, its smart doorbell...more

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Roundup of Recent FTC Consumer Protection Matters of Interest to Digital Advertisers

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February 2023 has been a busy couple of months at the Federal Trade Commission. High-profile consumer protection actions and announcements span a broad spectrum of digital advertising and marketing. From “review hijacking,...more

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“Ding Dong” -- FTC-Drizly Data Breach Settlement Will follow CEO Personally for a Decade

The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) announced on Monday that it is settling a case against Drizly and its CEO stemming from a 2020 data breach that impacted roughly 2.5 million consumers. The proposed order not only...more

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Fintech Legal Report - August 2021

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Senators Inquire about CFPB’s Fintech Agenda - On July 27, 2021, Senator Sherrod Brown, the Chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, sent a letter to the Consumer Financial Protection...more

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SCOTUS: Accessing Private Database for Improper Purpose Not Violation of Computer Fraud and Abuse Act.

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SCOTUS: Accessing Private Database for Improper Purpose Not Violation of Computer Fraud and Abuse Act. In a recent Supreme Court case, Van Buren v. United States, the Court narrowed the applicability of the Computer Fraud...more

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A Little Gloom for the Zoom Boom: FTC Settlement for Unfair and Deceptive Security Practices

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Zoom Out: An Overview - The COVID-19 pandemic has prompted an unprecedented uptick in remote work and the need to stay connected from home. During this time, video calling and conferencing has become significantly more...more

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FTC “Zooms” Into Settlement Agreement with Communications Company Over Concerns with its Security Practices

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On November 9, 2020 the FTC entered into a consent agreement with Zoom Video Communications, Inc. to address concerns over the videoconferencing platform’s security practices. With the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the need...more

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FTC Settlement May Raise the Compliance Bar for Fintechs

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced a settled action on April 22 with Canadian company RevenueWire (the Company) and its CEO to resolve allegations that the Company assisted and facilitated two tech-support scams...more

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FTC Finalizes Five Settlements Regarding Privacy Shield Claims

The FTC recently finalized settlements with five companies over allegations that they falsely claimed certification under the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield framework. In each complaint, the FTC alleged that DCR Workforce, Inc.,...more

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Is Your Content in Compliance? New YouTube Standards Highlight COPPA Regulations

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The FTC filed a lawsuit against YouTube, alleging that the company illegally collected personal information from children in violation of COPPA. In September, the FTC and New York Attorney General announced a settlement. As...more

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Privacy & Cybersecurity Update - November 2019

In this month's edition, we examine the landmark data breach class action in the English High Court against Equifax, the FTC's complaint against data colocation company RagingWire and a Utah business-to-business company's...more

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InfoTrax Systems Settles FTC Allegations It Failed to Safeguard Consumer Data

InfoTrax Systems, a Utah-based technology company, has agreed to implement a comprehensive data security program to settle Federal Trade Commission allegations that the company failed to put in place reasonable security...more

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FTC and Software Company Reach Security Settlement Over Unfair Practices

The FTC recently settled with Infotrax Systems, L.C. a technology company providing software to the direct sales industry. The settlement followed a breach suffered by the company, and involved allegations the company had...more

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Interactive Newsletter: Inside the Privacy Shield Annual Review

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Inside the Privacy Shield Annual Review - Dozens of senior US and EU government officials were joined by officials from data protection authorities in Austria, Bulgaria, France, Germany and Hungary to discuss whether the...more

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Interactive Council Newsletter: Privacy Report: Airline Sues Software Provider Over Data Breach

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Delta Sues Software Provider Over Data Breach - Delta Airlines sued its customer service chat provider, [24]7.ai Inc., in New York federal court accusing it of lax digital security practices that allowed a hacker to steal...more

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Interactive Council Newsletter: Privacy Report: FTC Revisits COPPA

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Equifax to Pay up to $700 Million as Part of Settlement for 2017 Data Breach - Equifax has agreed to pay at least $575 million, and potentially up to $700 million, as part of a global settlement with the FTC, the CFPB, and...more

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