Privacy and Data Security
Federal and state laws regulate the collection and use of personal information. The FTC and states attorney general enforce privacy-related promises made to consumers and initiates investigations and enforcement actions against organizations that violate consumers’ privacy rights and fail to implement reasonably adequate data security protocols.
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Hinch Newman Included on Prestigious List of 2023 Most Popular Reads
On December 28, 2023, JD Supra, a leading source of legal intelligence, announced its “Spotlight on: The FCC – 2023 Popular Reads.” The Spotlight includes a recap of some of the most widely read FCC-related updates, analysis and commentary published on JD Supra throughout 2023. The January 2023 article authored by Richard B. Newman entitled…
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FCC ADOPTS NEW RULE TO CLOSE THE LEAD GENERATOR ROBOCALL AND ROBOTEXTS LOOPHOLE
On December 13, 2023, the Federal Communications Commission adopted new rules designed to protect consumers from “scam communications” by directly addressing some of the “biggest vulnerabilities” in America’s robotext defenses and closing the “lead generator” robocall/robotexts loophole. The new rules allow blocking of “red flagged” robotexting numbers, codifies Do-Not-Call rules for texting, and encourages an…
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Richard B. Newman Quoted in Cybersecurity Law Report on Xbox and Alexa COPPA Case Lessons: Avatars, Biometrics and Other New Expectations
FTC advertising compliance and defense lawyer Richard B. Newman was recently quoted in an article for Cybersecurity Law Report titled “Xbox and Alexa COPPA Case Lessons: Avatars, Biometrics and Other New Expectations.” The article discusses the FTC’s recent privacy enforcement run and how it reinforces regulators’ expanding expectations for companies using video and audio recordings, smart…
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FTC Explores Environmental Claims and Pending Civil Penalty Implementing Rulemakings
On May 23, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission hosted a national workshop designed to consider the current state of recycling practices and recycling-related advertising. This follows an FTC announcement in December 2022 that the agency was seeking public comment on potential updates and changes to its ‘Green Guides’ for the use of environment marketing claims. …
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FCC Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Could be Existential Threat to Lead Generation Industry
The FCC recently proposed a rule that would turn the lead generation on its head. The proposed new rule goes quite a bit further than simply requiring wireless carriers to block texts from illegitimate numbers. See more, here. In addition to carrier investigation and blocking obligations, as well as an extension of DNC protections to text messages,…
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Use of Certain Technologies to Track Web Session Data May Violate Law
Attention Lead Generators. The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals recently held that use of certain technologies on a websites in order to track and record web session data before obtaining affirmative consent may be a violation of California’s wiretap statute. In the case of Javier v. Assurance IQ, LLC and ActiveProspect Inc. (*not precedent except as…
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