Ad Law Access

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

FCC/FTC Stake out Aggressive Robocall Position, Tell Gateway VoIP Providers to Block COVID-19 Robocalls – or Be Blocked Themselves

The FTC and FCC have taken a number of actions to stem unlawful robocalls generally and, during the COVID-19 pandemic, to stem harmful and deceptive calls that seek to exploit the COVID-19 crisis. Even amid the…

No Delay? What To Expect on CCPA Enforcement Timing

The CCPA grants the California Attorney General (AG) the authority to enforce the CCPA starting on July 1, 2020. Last month, the AG confirmed no intention to delay that enforcement date due to the COVID-19 pandemic,…

Challenges Shipping on Time Because of COVID-19? What You Should Know about the FTC’s Mail Order Rule

As localities order people to stay at home and non-essential businesses to close, consumers are turning to online options. Although you might welcome the traffic, you might also be facing unexpected challenges like a…

Price Gouging Enforcement Escalates At Federal and State Levels

As a follow-up to our recent posts on price gouging (see here, here, and here ), we noted recent signs that federal and state authorities have escalated their enforcement efforts. On Monday, the President signed…

Facial Recognition Tech Enforced by Vermont AG Under State Privacy & Data Broker Laws

Vermont Attorney General Thomas Donovan Jr. has ratcheted up ongoing scrutiny of facial recognition technology. On March 10, the Vermont AG sued facial recognition technology provider Clearview AI and moved for a…