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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FTC Takes Action Against Chegg for Alleged Security Failures that Exposed Data of Employees and 40 Million Consumers
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On October 31, 2022, the Federal Trade Commission announced a proposed settlement with education technology provider Chegg in connection with the company’s alleged poor cybersecurity practices. …
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FTC Announces Agenda for PrivacyCon 2022
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On October 25, 2022, the Federal Trade Commission announced the agenda for its annual PrivacyCon to be held on November 1, 2022. …
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FTC Takes Action Against Drizly and its CEO for Alleged Security Failures that Exposed Data of 2.5 Million Consumers
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On October 24, 2022, the Federal Trade Commission announced a proposed consent order with Drizly, an online alcohol ordering and delivery service, and the company’s CEO, for the company’s alleged failure to maintain appropriate security safeguards that led to a data breach that affected 2.5 million consumers’ personal information. …
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