Federal Trade Commission

As reported by Bloomberg Law, on February 27, 2024, at RemedyFest, a conference hosted by Bloomberg Beta and Y Combinator, Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan said that sensitive personal data that is linked to health, geolocation and web browsing history should be excluded from training artificial intelligence models.
Continue Reading FTC Chair Asserts Certain Sensitive Data Should Be Excluded from Training AI Models

On February 22, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission announced a settlement order against Avast Limited requiring the company to pay $16.5 million and prohibit the company from selling or licensing any web browsing data for advertising purposes.
Continue Reading FTC Announces $16.5 Million Settlement Against UK Service Provider and Ban from Selling Browsing Data for Advertising Purposes

Join us for a webinar discussing the Federal Trade Commission’s proposed revisions to the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule on February 20, 2024, at 12:00 p.m. (ET). This blog entry provides a link to register for the webinar.
Continue Reading What’s Next in Children’s Privacy: An Update on the FTC’s Proposed Changes to the COPPA Rule

On February 1, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission announced a proposed settlement with Blackbaud Inc. in connection with alleged security failures that resulted in a breach of the company’s network and access to the personal data of millions of consumers.
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On January 18, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission announced a proposed order against geolocation data broker InMarket Media, barring the company from selling or licensing precise location data. According to the FTC’s charges, InMarket failed to obtain informed consent from users of applications developed by the company and its third-party partners.
Continue Reading FTC Bans Data Broker from Selling Precise Consumer Location Data

On January 9, 2024, in its first settlement with a data broker concerning the collection and sale of sensitive location information, the Federal Trade Commission announced a proposed order against data broker X-Mode Social, Inc., and its successor Outlogic, LLC for unfair and deceptive acts or practices in violation of Section 5 of the FTC Act.
Continue Reading FTC Issues Proposed Order Against Data Broker X-Mode for Processing of Sensitive Location Information

On January 9, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission published a blog post reminding artificial intelligence (“AI”) “model-as-a-service” companies to uphold the privacy commitments they make to customers, including promises made in Terms of Service agreements, promotional materials and online marketplaces.  Continue Reading FTC Reminds AI Companies to Uphold Privacy Commitments

On November 16, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission released a proposed order in connection with a complaint filed in August of 2020 against Global Tel*Link Corp. and its subsidiaries, Telmate and TouchPay, which offers communication and payment services for incarcerated individuals.
Continue Reading In an FTC First, Proposed Order Requires Global Tel*Link Corp. to Notify Users and Facilities of Future Breaches