Ad Law Access Podcast

Providing updates and analysis on advertising, marketing, and privacy / data security law.

Promotions Lessons from the My Pillow Guy

| 5 min

Mike Lindell – the “My Pillow Guy” – makes pillows that are soft to touch and claims that are hard to prove. In 2021, Lindell announced that he had compiled evidence demonstrating that China had interfered in the 2020…

Overreach, Data Privacy & More- A Rundown of the Fiscal Year 2024 FTC Budget Hearing

| 13 min

On Tuesday April 18, FTC Chair Khan, and Commissioners Bedoya and Slaughter spent almost three hours responding to criticism and compliments before its House oversight panel. Only occasionally did the hearing cover its…

Chair Khan Faces Skeptical Appropriators - Controversial Initiatives Imperil Budget Increase

| 10 min

When a Chairman opens an appropriation hearing with these words, an agency seeking funds has a tough task ahead. Undaunted, FTC Chair Lina Khan turned on the charm and often mollified her critics. Appropriators pressed…

My Health My Data- Washington’s Health Data Privacy Revolution

| 17 min

On April 27, 2023, Washington Governor Jay Inslee signed into law the My Health My Data Act (MHMD). The law has an effective date of July 23, 2023, but the deadline to comply with most of its requirements is March 31,…

FTC Attempts End Run to Ban Meta from Monetizing” Minors’ Data

| 10 min

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…