This year is a big year for online advertising in the eyes of the UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO)—from the launch of their 2025 online tracking strategy to the two open consultations seeking input on enforcing the...

The UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) initiated two separate stakeholder consultations seeking feedback on a new approach to regulating online advertising. Both consultations were spurred by the UK’s Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 (DUAA), which...

Update – 8/1/2025: This is a follow up post to our November 2024 post “Omnibus Nondisclosure Orders Challenged.” On July 18, 2025, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit (“DC...

The California AG recently announced its fourth CCPA settlement and enforcement action against Healthline Media, LLC. The complaint and proposed judgment offer insights into the AG’s strict interpretation of certain CCPA compliance obligations and continued pursuit of certain enforcement...

On June 12, 2025, the Vermont governor signed Senate Bill 69 ( “VT AADC”) into law, creating the fourth standalone state “age-appropriate design code” law governing the design of services reasonably likely to be accessed by minors....

Update – 7/8/2025: On July 8, 2025, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit vacated the FTC’s Negative Option Rule in its entirety, meaning that the Rule will not go into effect as scheduled...