On April 28, 2022, the FTC published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, proposing several updates to the Telemarketing Sale Rules.
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European Union Reached a Political Agreement on the Digital Markets Act
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On March 24, 2022, the European Union unveiled the final text of the Digital Markets Act that was reached following trilogue negotiations between the European Commission, European Parliament and EU Member States. …
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President Biden Calls for Stronger Privacy Protections for Children in State of the Union
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On March 1, 2022, President Biden, in his first State of the Union address, called on Congress to strengthen privacy protections for children, including by banning online platforms from excessive data collection and targeted advertising for children and young people. …
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Fitness App Agrees to Pay $56 Million to Settle Class Action Alleging Dark Pattern Practices
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On February 14, 2022, Noom Inc., a popular weight loss and fitness app, agreed to pay $56 million, and provide an additional $6 million in subscription credits to settle a putative class action in New York federal court.
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French CNIL Releases 2022 Enforcement Priorities
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On February 15, 2022, the French Data Protection Authority published its enforcement priority topics for 2022, which focused on direct marketing, monitoring teleworking employees and cloud computing. …
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Belgian DPA Finds IAB Europe Transparency and Consent Framework in Violation of the GDPR
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On February 2, 2022, the Litigation Chamber of the Belgian Data Protection Authority imposed a 250,000 Euro fine against the Interactive Advertising Bureau Europe for several alleged infringements of the GDPR, following an investigation into IAB Europe’s Transparency and Consent Framework.
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Austrian DPA Finds Data Transfers Resulting from Analytics Cookie Use to Be in Violation of GDPR Data Transfer Requirements
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The Austrian data protection authority recently published a decision finding that the use of Google Analytics cookies violates both Chapter V of the GDPR, which establishes the rules on international data transfers, and the Schrems II judgment of the Court of Justice of the European Union.
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FTC Settles with Loan Application Company Over Alleged Misuse of Sensitive Personal Information
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Earlier this month, the Federal Trade Commission reached a $1.5 million settlement with loan application company ITMedia Solutions LLC over alleged violations of the FTC Act and Fair Credit Reporting Act. The FTC alleged that ITMedia deceptively acquired and indiscriminately shared consumers’ sensitive personal information under the guise of connecting them with lenders.
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FTC Seeks Comments on Accountable Tech’s Petition for Rulemaking to Prohibit Surveillance Advertising
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On December 27, 2021, the Federal Trade Commission sought public comment on a petition filed by Accountable Tech calling on the FTC to use its rulemaking authority to prohibit “surveillance advertising” as an “unfair method of competition.”…
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EU Parliament Gives Green Light to Digital Markets Act
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The European Parliament adopted its position on the proposal for a Digital Markets Act, ahead of negotiations with the Council of the European Union. This blog entry examines the key amendments to the DMA by Members of the European Parliament.
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