Ad Law Access Podcast

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

State AGs and Consumer Protection- What We Learned from... Ohio

| 8 min

Our State AG webinar series continues, this time with Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost and Chief of the Consumer Protection Section Melissa Wright. During our webinar, the Ohio AG’s office highlighted its consumer…

State AGs to Businesses- Protect your Customers from Criminal Activity

| 4 min

This week, 22 State AGs led by Wisconsin, sent Hyundai and Kia a letter criticizing the companies’ lack of anti-theft immobilizers and use of a customer service campaign instead of a recall to address the problem. The…

FTC Proposes Massive Expansion of Negative Option Rule

| 13 min

If you’re offering any products or services involving a negative option or automatic renewal plan, pay close attention to the FTC’s announcement today of a proposed rule that would drastically alter requirements for…

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

| 9 min

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,…

Iowa- A Sixth State Privacy Law?

| 5 min

If Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds signs Senate File (SF) 262, the Hawkeye State will become the sixth state to adopt a comprehensive consumer privacy law. Iowa’s House and Senate have both passed Senate File 262…