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Advisory Privacy, Cybersecurity & Data Strategy March 5, 2025
UK Information Commissioner’s Office Announces Cookies Compliance Review of the UK’s Top 1,000 Websites

On January 23, 2025, the UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) announced its plan to bring the UK’s top 1,000 websites into compliance with applicable data protection law. The ICO confirmed that it had already assessed the compliance of the top 200 websites, and that it had communicated its concerns regarding the compliance of 134 of those sites to their operators. Any UK business that has a website is likely to use cookies, and they would be well advised to ensure these are compliant with applicable data protection law, or risk being next on the ICO’s list.

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Advisory AdTech & Digital Media January 18, 2024
FTC Proposes Significant Amendments to Children’s Privacy Regulations
On January 11, 2024, the FTC published a notice of proposed rulemaking (the NPRM) to modify the agency’s regulations implementing the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (the COPPA Rule).
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Advisory AdTech & Digital Media October 4, 2023
California’s Proposed Cybersecurity Audit and Risk Assessment Regulations Could Create Significant Compliance Burdens for Companies

On September 8, the board of the California Privacy Protection Agency (the Agency) met and provided insights on the draft regulations the Agency is formulating on cybersecurity audits and risk assessments for businesses subject to the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). If adopted as proposed, the regulations may require many CCPA-regulated businesses to invest significantly in new data privacy and security procedures, even businesses that already conduct cybersecurity audits and risk assessments under other privacy regimes.

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Advisory AdTech & Digital Media September 12, 2023
AI: A View From Congress and the Executive Branch
In recent months, Congress and the Executive Branch have been sprinting to learn about and regulate artificial intelligence systems in an attempt to catch up with their rapid technological advancement.
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Advisory AdTech & Digital Media September 8, 2022
Does Every Product Really Deserve 5 Stars?! Recent Developments on Fake Online Reviews » Learn More
Advisory Privacy, Cybersecurity & Data Strategy August 30, 2022
Major Changes Ahead for the Digital Economy? What Companies Should Know About FTC’s Privacy, Data Security and Algorithm Rulemaking Proceeding » Learn More
Advisory Financial Services August 16, 2022
CFPB Warns Digital Marketing Providers They Are Potential Targets of Actions Against “Digital Redlining”

On August 10, 2022, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued new interpretive guidance clarifying that certain digital marketing providers fall within the CFPB’s jurisdiction to prevent unfair, deceptive, or abusive acts or practices (each a UDAAP), including discrimination against protected classes. The new guidance signals that the CFPB may soon ramp up its enforcement of “digital redlining,” a phrase used to describe technology-based discrimination, to reach beyond financial services companies to discipline the digital marketing providers that work with them.

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Enforcement Edge: Shining Light on Government Enforcement Artificial Intelligence August 15, 2022
FTC Proceeding May Portend Big Changes for the Digital Economy
On August 11, the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced its intention to commence a rulemaking proceeding on privacy, data security, and automated decision-making that could result in potentially sweeping changes to the digital economy.
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Advisory Copyright July 20, 2022
Court Decision Indicates Advertisers May be Vicariously Liable for Copyright Infringement From Posts by Social Media Influencers They Retain » Learn More
Enforcement Edge: Shining Light on Government Enforcement Privacy, Cybersecurity & Data Strategy June 10, 2022
FTC Reaches $150 Million Settlement With Twitter Over Allegations of Deceptive Data Use
On May 25, 2022, the Department of Justice, acting on behalf of the Federal Trade Commission, sued Twitter for failing to adequately disclose to its users its practice of using users’ phone numbers and email addresses.
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Advisory Consumer Protection & Advertising June 6, 2022
FTC Proposed Updates to Endorsement Guides and .com Disclosures Guidance Signal Continued Regulatory Focus on Influencers and Social Media » Learn More
Enforcement Edge: Shining Light on Government Enforcement Antitrust/Competition January 31, 2022
Trend to Watch: Antitrust and Data Protection Regulators Seek Greater Alignment in 2022—Big Data May Be a Target
Big data, beware. In 2021, we saw increased collaboration between antitrust and data protection regulators concerned with companies amassing and using personal data for commercial purposes.
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Advisory Intellectual Property October 5, 2021
Third Circuit: Section 230 Does Not Bar Pennsylvania Statutory Right of Publicity Claim Against Facebook » Learn More
Advisory Privacy, Cybersecurity & Data Strategy June 17, 2021
European Commission Finalizes the Standard Contractual Clauses for Cross-Border Personal Data Transfers » Learn More
Advisory Consumer Protection & Advertising May 17, 2021
AI Under Regulatory Scrutiny: FTC Reminds Companies There Is a Cop on the Beat » Learn More
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