On September 14, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission issued a press release announcing the publication of a staff paper about blurred advertising.
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California AG Announces $93 Million Settlement of Allegations against Google Regarding Location Privacy Practices
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On September 14, 2023, California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced a $93 million settlement with Google, LLC resolving alleged violations of California’s false advertising law and unfair competition law. …
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FTC to Hold Open Meeting on Stealth Advertising in Digital Media Targeting Children
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On September 7, 2023, Lina M. Khan, Chair of the Federal Trade Commission, announced that the FTC will hold an open meeting virtually at 11 am ET on Thursday, September 14, 2023. …
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India Poised to Enact Digital Personal Data Protection Bill
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On August 9, 2023, India’s upper house (i.e., Rajya Sabha) passed the Digital Personal Data Protection Bill, two days after India’s lower house (i.e., Lok Sabha) passed the legislation. The DPDPB now heads to India President Droupadi Murmu for signature.
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Norwegian DPA Adopts Measures Regarding Meta’s Behavioral Advertising Activities
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On July 14, 2023, the Norwegian Data Protection Authority ordered Meta Platforms Ireland Limited and Facebook Norway AS to temporarily cease the processing of personal data of data subjects in Norway for the purpose of targeting ads on the basis of “observed behavior” when relying on the contractual necessity legal basis or the legitimate interests legal basis of the GDPR. …
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Oregon Consumer Privacy Act
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On June 22, 2023, the Oregon House of Representatives passed the Oregon Consumer Privacy Act (S.B. 619), which was previously passed by the Oregon Senate on June 20, 2023. The OCPA has been sent to the Oregon governor’s desk for signature. If signed, the OCPA would make Oregon the 12th state to have enacted comprehensive privacy legislation.
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Texas Passes Bill Requiring Digital Service Providers to Get Parental Consent for Create Minors’ Accounts
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On June 13, 2023, Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed H.B. 18, or the Securing Children Online through Parental Empowerment (“SCOPE”) Act that would require digital service providers to get parental consent to create an account with minors younger than 18 years of age. …
Texas Passes Bill Imposes Obligations on Digital Service Providers to Protect Minors
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On June 13, 2023, Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed H.B. 18, or the Securing Children Online through Parental Empowerment (“SCOPE”) Act that would impose obligations on digital service providers to protect minors.…
Google Updates Privacy Terms to Shift Away From Offering Some Services as a “Service Provider” Under the CCPA
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On May 24, 2023 Google LLC announced its recently updated privacy terms providing that, for many of Google’s advertising services, it will no longer act as a service provider for the purposes of the California Privacy Rights Act of 2020. …
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Texas Senate Passes Texas Data Privacy and Security Act
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On May 10, 2023, the Texas Senate passed H.B. 4, also known as the Texas Data Privacy and Security Act. …
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