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Lexology PRO | USA | 8 Jun 2023
FTC turns to section 19 to obtain first-time offender penalties
A US Supreme Court decision has pushed the Federal Trade Commission to use a once little-used enforcement tool to obtain monetary relief from first-time data privacy offenders.
Lexology PRO | USA | 1 Jun 2023
FTC says Ring employees spied on consumers
Amazon-owned Ring will pay $5.8 million to settle FTC allegations that lax privacy policies allowed its employees and Ukrainian contractors to spy on users and failed to prevent cyberattacks.
Lexology PRO | USA | 1 Jun 2023
Amazon hit with $25 million COPPA fine
The FTC has accused Amazon’s Alexa smart assistant of indefinitely retaining children’s voice recordings and transcripts.
Lexology PRO | USA | 18 May 2023
Premom stops health data sharing in FTC and state AG deal
Ovulation-tracking app Premom has agreed to stop sharing users’ health data for advertising purposes to settle FTC and three state attorneys-general claims that it shared user health information without consent – including to a pair of China-based developers.
Lexology PRO | Australia, Belgium, Canada, etc. | 18 Apr 2023
Consumer protection: key risks for the financial services sector (Apr 2023)
The US CFPB issues guidelines on abusive practices towards consumers, the ACCC urges banks to improve their data quality, and Belgium issues new regulations on promoting virtual assets – plus other key updates.
Covington & Burling LLP | USA | 18 Apr 2023
U.S. Supreme Court Holds That Structural Constitutional Agency Challenges Can Proceed in Federal District Court
The U.S. Supreme Court announced its decision in the consolidated cases of Axon Enterprise, Inc. v. FTC and SEC v. Cochran on Friday, April 14, 2023…
Lexology PRO | Asia-Pacific, European Union, Netherlands, etc. | 20 Mar 2023
Data protection: key compliance updates (13 – 20 Mar)
TikTok is prohibited on UK and New Zealand governmental devices following US and EU bans, the UK BBC advises staff to delete TikTok from corporate phones, and the EP adopts the draft Data Act – plus other key updates.
Lexology PRO | Asia-Pacific, Australia, South Korea, etc. | 22 Feb 2023
Digital advertising: key updates for businesses (February 2023)
The EC clears a digital advertising joint venture between four telecoms giants, Huel’s UK online ads are banned for false claims and the ACCC fines a company AU$3 million for misleading ads – plus other key updates.
Gordon Feinblatt LLC | USA | 21 Feb 2023
Maryland Legal Alert - February 2023
On February 1, 2023, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued a proposed rule to alter credit card late fee safe harbor amounts…
Lexology PRO | USA | 7 Feb 2023
US employment: key federal and state updates (31 Jan – 6 Feb)
Congress introduces a potential new ban on non-competes, Illinois increases paid leave requirements for employers, and California updates its guidance on its new pay reporting requirement law – plus other key updates.
