Ad Law Access

Updates on advertising law and privacy law trends, issues, and developments

CARU Announces Changes to Guidelines for 2022

In February, we posted that the Children’s Advertising Review Unit (or “CARU”) was in the process of updating its Guidelines for ads directed to children. The Guidelines had last been updated in 2006, and advertisers…

Colorado Passes Privacy Bill: How Does it Stack Up Against California and Virginia?

Update: Governor Polis signed SB 21-190 into law on July 7, 2021, see our updated blog post here . The Colorado Legislature recently passed the Colorado Privacy Act (“ColoPA”), joining Virginia and California as…

Further Amendments to CCPA Regulations Are Approved and in Effect

California’s Office of Administrative Law approved further revisions to the Attorney General’s CCPA regulations on March 15, 2021. The revisions went into effect upon approval. In substance, the revisions are…

CCPA 2.0 Gets Closer to Reality: CPRA Eligible for November 2020 Ballot; How Does it Compare to CCPA?

On June 24, 2020, the Secretary of State of California announced that the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA), had enough votes to be eligible for the November 2020 general election ballot. CPRA is a ballot…

FTC COPPA Settlement Shows Ongoing Rift Over Privacy Harm

The FTC’s most recent COPPA enforcement action, announced on June 4 with app developer HyperBeard, provides evidence of an ongoing debate within the Commission about privacy harm and the role of monetary relief in the…