Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
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FTC Updates Endorsement Guidance, Clarifying Expectations for Online Disclosures and Influencer Programs
The FTC has updated its Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising (“Guides”) and...
Stacey Brandenburg, Kandi Parsons
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COPPA, COPPA, COPPA: Amazon, Microsoft, and Edmodo Hit with FTC Enforcement Actions
In three separate cases, the FTC brought claims that companies collecting children’s information violated the...
Alex Stout, Rushil Mehta, Kandi Parsons
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FTC Warns About Misuses of Consumers’ Biometric Information
The Federal Trade Commission has unanimously adopted a new policy statement warning that the increasing...
Jon Frankel, Steve Lane, Kandi Parsons
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FTC Proposes Novel Prohibitions & Safeguards Against Meta, including Prohibitions on the Use of Teen Data, in Wake of Alleged Privacy Violations
In what would be its third major action against Meta since 2012, the FTC has...
Ahmed Eissa, Stacey Brandenburg, Kandi Parsons
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FTC Proposes Rules for Subscriptions and Auto-Renewing Contracts
The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on March 23, 2023, with proposed amendments to...
Maddie Rana, Zach Lerner, Kandi Parsons
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FTC Reinforces Restriction on Health Data Disclosures for Advertising
In a continuation of the trend of regulatory guidance and actions on online advertising, the...
Daniel Levin, Rushil Mehta, Anna Hsia
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FTC Highlights Three Best Security Practices
On February 1, 2023, the FTC released guidance highlighting three data security practices that the agency increasingly...
Alex Stout, Cat Kellogg
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FTC Sends Strong Warning Against Online Tracking and Advertising Using Health Data
On February 1, 2023, the FTC announced an enforcement action against GoodRx for unlawfully disclosing users’ health...
Anna Hsia, Hannah Schaller, Melissa Maalouf
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FTC-Epic Games Half a Billion Dollar Settlements Show COPPA, Data Collection from Teens, and Dark Patterns Aren’t a Game
On December 19, 2022, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) announced the largest-ever penalties for violations of the...
Daniel de Zayas, Alex Stout, Kandi Parsons
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FTC Report Signals Doubling Down on Enforcement Against Dark Patterns
Earlier this month, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) released its Staff Report, Bringing Dark Patterns...
Zach Lerner, Daniel Levin
