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FTC Adopts Policy Statement on Biometric Data
During the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) Open Meeting on May 18, the Commissioners unanimously voted to adopt the Policy Statement on Biometric Information and Section 5 of the FTC Act . The Policy Statement broadly…
Déjà vu: The 5th Circuit Hears Yet Another Challenge to Constitutionality of an Administrative Agency
In the past couple years, the Federal Trade Commission has gone 0 for 2 before the Supreme Court. In AMG, the Court found that Section 13(b) of the FTC Act does not provide the Commission with the authority to obtain…
The FTC is Not the Only One Tracking Your Use of Health Information
The FTC has made news recently with its recent enforcement activity regarding companies’ alleged disclosures of consumer health data, as detailed in our recent post FTC to Advertisers: We’re tracking Your Use of Health…
New Law Governing Online Platforms And Sellers Takes Effect In June – Are You Ready?
On June 27, 2023, “online marketplaces” (i.e., online selling platforms like Amazon and EBay) will have some brand new obligations. So will many of the third party sellers that operate on these platforms. That’s…
FTC Attempts End Run to Ban Meta from “Monetizing” Minors’ Data
The FTC took unprecedented action yesterday when it moved to impose what it describes as a “blanket prohibition” preventing the company from monetizing young people’s data. The FTC contends that this prohibition is…