On January 25, 2023, Hunton Andrews Kurth’s retail industry team released its annual Retail Industry in Review publication, which provides an overview of key issues and trends that impacted the retail sector in the past year, as well as a preview of relevant legal issues retailers can expect to arise in 2023.
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FTC Announces $520 Million in Settlements with Epic Games
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On December 19, 2022, the Federal Trade Commission announced two settlements, amounting to $520 million, with Epic Games, Inc. in connection with alleged violations of the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act Rule and alleged use of “dark patterns” relating to in-game purchases. …
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FTC Releases Updated Mobile Health App Compliance Tool
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On December 7, 2022, the Federal Trade Commission released an updated Mobile Health App Interactive Tool to help developers determine what federal laws and regulations apply to apps that collect and process health data.
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FTC Releases Tentative Agenda for December 14 Open Commission Meeting
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On December 7, 2022, the Federal Trade Commission released a tentative agenda for its Open Commission Meeting, which will take place on December 14, 2022. …
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NTIA Calls for Tough New Privacy Rules
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On November 22, 2022, the Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration announced that it filed comments with the Federal Trade Commission that call for new limits on how companies can collect and use personal information about consumers. …
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CIPL Responds to FTC’s ANPR on Commercial Surveillance and Data Security
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On November 21, 2022, the Centre for Information Policy Leadership at Hunton Andrews Kurth filed comments on the Federal Trade Commission’s Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on commercial surveillance and data security.
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FTC Announces Six-Month Extension for Compliance with Some Changes to Gramm-Leach-Bliley Safeguards Rule
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On November 15, 2022, the Federal Trade Commission announced a six-month extension for companies to comply with certain updated requirements of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act’s Safeguards Rule, a set of data security provisions covered financial institutions must implement to protect their customers’ personal information.
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House Energy and Commerce Leaders Demand Information from Various Toy Manufacturers
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On October 26, 2022, House Energy and Commerce Committee and Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee leaders sent letters to several toy manufacturers, including Bandai Namco, Hasbro, Mattel, MGA Entertainment, LEGO Group and the Toy Association, asking how they plan to protect children and their information from BigTech companies like TikTok and YouTube.
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FTC PrivacyCon 2022 Highlights
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On November 1, 2022, the Federal Trade Commission hosted their annual PrivacyCon 2022, which was available to the public via webcast. The FTC held seven different panels highlighting the latest research and trends in consumer privacy and data security.…
$100M FTC Enforcement Action Against Internet Phone Service Provider for Dark Patterns
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On November 3, 2022, the Federal Trade Commission announced a proposed order to settle an action against an internet phone service provider, Vonage, that would require Vonage to pay $100 million in refunds to customers harmed by its practices, which the FTC alleged included “dark patterns” that made it difficult for customers to cancel their service. …
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