Ad Law Access

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

A New Federal Privacy Law Could Come from an Unexpected Place

As we continue to watch the slow motion, often circular efforts in Congress to develop and enact comprehensive privacy legislation, federal action on privacy could end up coming from some surprising places. By…

Targeted Advertising in the Crosshairs: New Bill Seeks to Ban Many Forms of Targeted Advertising

Background On Tuesday, Congressional Democrats unveiled a new bill to outlaw a wide swath of targeted advertising. The Banning Surveillance Advertising Act would prohibit ad tech companies from using consumers’…

Colorado and Delaware Automatic Renewal Laws Take Effect in 2022

Subscription services and other automatic renewals continue to be a hot topic, at both the federal and state levels. The FTC recently announced that it was going to increase its enforcement against companies that don’t…

California Updates its Automatic Renewal Law

In 2017, California updated its automatic renewal law to create some of the strictest requirements in the country. Now, just four years later, the Governor Newsom signed a new law that will impose even stricter…

California Imposes New Restrictions on Recyclability Claims

Last week, California’s Governor signed a law that will likely impose significant limitations on companies’ abilities to make recyclability claims or use the popular “chasing arrows” symbol in California. The law…