By: Linda L. Goodman Sen. John Kennedy, R-LA, introduced a bill that would prohibit the collection of private data by social media companies. It would grant users full property rights to all of the data that they generate on the […]
National User Data Do Not Track Act Introduced in the Senate
By: Linda L. Goodman Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., introduced a bill that would create a Do Not Track database that consumers can join to keep companies from accessing and sharing certain data. The bill would impose strict penalties for companies […]
FTC’s First Case Against Paid Fake Reviews
By: Linda L. Goodman Last week, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) announced its first case against a marketer’s use of paid fake reviews on an independent website. Cure Encapsulations, Inc. and its owner, Naftula Jacobowitz, settled with the FTC to […]
Free-Trial and Negative Option Pitches are High on FTC Radar
By: Linda L. Goodman In a series of recent actions by the FTC to target allegedly deceptive online “free-trial” offers that trick consumers into enrolling in negative option plans, the FTC announced another case against Gopalkrishna Pai and eight companies […]
GAO Reporting that the US Needs Federal Privacy Protections for Consumers
By: Linda L. Goodman After the repeal of the FCC’s broadband privacy rules in 2017, Rep. Frank Pallone, D-NJ, asked the Government Accountability Office to review the role of the federal government in protecting online consumer information from misuse. The […]
Federal Privacy Legislation is a Hot Topic in the US
By: Linda L. Goodman Consumer privacy seems to be an urgent topic lately, with the GDPR passage last year, and with many U.S. States passing legislation for consumer privacy protection, with consumer advocate groups and the business community asking for […]
California Consumer Privacy Act Updates Introduced in Legislature
By: Linda L. Goodman A new Senate bill was introduced this week that would seek to strengthen and clarify the California Consumer Privacy Act. The bill would expand the right of Californians to bring private legal actions alleging breaches of […]
California Data Breach Law Bill Proposal to Strengthen Protection
By: Linda L. Goodman A new California State Assembly bill was introduced this week that would expand the current Data Breach Law to require businesses to tell consumers when passport numbers, green cards, and biometric information like fingerprints, facial recognition, […]
FTC Votes to Keep the CAN-SPAM Rule
By: Linda L. Goodman Last week the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) announced that they have completed the review of the CAN-SPAM Rule and have voted to keep the rule with no changes. Starting in June of 2017, the FTC began […]
Warning Letters Sent to Companies Selling Dietary Supplements by the FTC and FDA
By: Linda L. Goodman The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) has joined with the Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) in sending warning letters to companies selling health-related products to ensure the products are advertised truthfully and that efficacy claims for the […]