Artificial intelligence is revolutionizing our daily lives in health care, shopping, and travel, but it is —as we become increasingly aware — also introducing serious risks for consumers. The U.S. Federal Trade Commission recently banned Rite...

The federal district court in the Southern District of Idaho denied Kochava’s second attempt to dismiss the Federal Trade Commission’s allegations that the data broker aggregated and sold large amounts of sensitive consumer data in violation of...

With the comment period recently closed, the content and implications of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”)’s  advanced notice of proposed rulemaking warrant particular attention. The proposed Personal Financial Data Rights Rule (“Proposed Rule”) builds upon earlier CFPB...

On December 13, 2023, the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) voted to adopt a Second Report and Order modifying the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”) rules to further restrict “unwanted texts.”  Among other things, the Order—a draft of...

Robocalls: consumers hate them, plaintiffs’ lawyers love them, and near-sentient robots stop them so effectively that spam calls are a thing of the past. Wait, what?  The FCC is expected to vote later this month to kick-off...

The FTC settled with online shoe retailer, Hey Dude, Inc., stating that Hey Dude deceptively suppressed negative consumer reviews of products available on its platform in violation of Section 5 of the FTC Act. The draft...

A pair of settlements totaling $229.5 million and a newly filed lawsuit against online retailers make clear that companies must use caution when leveraging comparative pricing practices to attract customers. Online retailer Boohoo and its...

On March 9, 2022, President Biden signed a historic executive order directing federal agencies and regulators to assess the risks and benefits of cryptocurrencies and examine the viability of a digital currency issued by the...

As more businesses consider integrating non-fungible tokens (NFTs) into their social media, gaming, or marketing strategies, it’s important to think through digital content and the intellectual property (IP) issues they implicate. Recent disputes over the...

The last year has seen a rise in the number of complaints alleging misappropriation of likeness or right of publicity violations against media and technology companies. Companies offering free previews of databases containing personal information...