Ad Law Access

Updates on advertising law and privacy law trends, issues, and developments
Topic: Data Breach

State AGs and Consumer Protection: What We Learned from . . . Connecticut Part I

Our State AG webinar series continues with Connecticut Attorney General William Tong and Chief of the Privacy Consumer Protection Section Michele Lucan. During our webinar, the Connecticut AG’s office described their…

DNA Diagnostics Center Settles Data Breach with Ohio and Pennsylvania Attorneys General

On February 16, 2023, the Attorneys General of Ohio and Pennsylvania announced a settlement with Ohio-based DNA Diagnostics Center (“DDC”) for a 2021 data breach which involved 2.1 million residents nationwide,…

FCC Seeks Comments on Updates to CPNI Breach Reporting Rule

The Federal Communications Commission (“FCC” or “Commission”) is seeking comments on a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to refresh its customer proprietary network information (“CPNI”) data breach reporting…

AG Settlements Call for Stronger Data Security

Early this week, a coalition of 40 attorneys general obtained two multistate settlements with Experian concerning data breaches it experienced in 2012 and 2015 that compromised the personal information of millions of…

Carnival Cruise Brings Multistate Data Breach into Port

Even as states continue to pass comprehensive privacy laws, Attorneys General remain active enforcing their data breach laws and utilizing their deceptive trade practice authority in the privacy space. Just last week,…