Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
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February 24, 2020
FTC Seeks Public Comment on Approach to Influencers, Endorsements, Testimonials, and Reviews
UPDATE: Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the FTC has extended the deadline to submit comments by sixty days. The original deadline was April 21, 2020. The new deadline is June 22, 2020. With the rise...
Zach Lerner, Nur Laliji
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September 10, 2019
YouTube and Google Fined $170 Million for COPPA Violations; FTC to Investigate YouTube Channels Next
Photo credit: wachiwit – stock.adobe.com. Following an extensive investigation, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) announced a settlement with Google and its subsidiary YouTube for the largest-ever civil penalty for violations under the Children’s Online Privacy Protection...
Kandi Parsons, Plamena Gerovska
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August 2, 2019
The Carrot and The Stick: Trends and Considerations in the Equifax/FTC Settlement
Following a breach affecting 145 million consumers, the Federal Trade Commission has announced a settlement with Equifax for up to $700 million, the largest ever for a data breach. In the same action, Equifax also settled with...
Jon Frankel, Kandi Parsons, Ariel Oxman
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April 18, 2019
This Old Reg: FTC Proposes Major Updates to the Safeguards Rule
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking seeking industry feedback on a number of proposed changes to the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (“GLBA”) Safeguards Rule, many of which are drawn from the New...
Jason Wool
