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FTC’s Operation AI Comply Generated in Part by Fear of Scale

FTC’s Operation AI Comply Generated in Part by Fear of Scale

October 24, 2024

FTC’s Operation AI Comply Generated in Part by Fear of Scale

By: Jordan Briggs

With the increased visibility of Artificial Intelligence (“AI”) in our daily lives—in search engines, PDF readers, social media feeds—AI is starting to become commonplace and its use normalized. In its recent crackdown against five businesses advertising AI services to consumers, the FTC put its enforcement authority behind its belief that AI can “turbocharge deception” (“Operation AI Comply”). But by its very nature, as a machine trained to learn on its, at least at first, human-provided inputs, when it comes to combatting deceptive practices, are the problems we face from AI all that different from the ones we faced already? Of the five businesses the FTC brought actions against, only two are actual use cases of AI. The other three, Ascend…

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What are cookie consents and do you really need them on your website?

October 15, 2024

What are cookie consents and do you really need them on your website?

By: Nicole Kardell

Most of us are accustomed to receiving pop-up notices regarding cookies when we first visit a website.  Some people quickly click the “accept” button and move on. Others review their choices, and opt out of some, if not all, optional cookies.  Why suddenly, have we been offered such choices online, even in the U.S.?  Those in Europe and the U.K. have been accepting and rejecting…

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FTC Adds COPPA Violations to the Growing List of Privacy Concerns While TikTok is on the Clock

August 13, 2024

FTC Adds COPPA Violations to the Growing List of Privacy Concerns While TikTok is on the Clock

By: Jordan Briggs

For years now, TikTok has seemed to be the center of attention. From viral baking content to true crime to dancing videos to family-influencer content, everyone seems to be on it or talking about it. And the FTC has said that’s part of the problem. On August 2, the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) brought a suit on behalf of the Federal Trade Commission (the “FTC”) against…

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CFTC Regulated Markets May Give Bitcoin the Stability It Needs

November 28, 2017

CFTC Regulated Markets May Give Bitcoin the Stability It Needs

By: Ifrah Law

The unregulated nature of virtual currencies like Bitcoin plays a big role in their appeal. However, wild swings in prices in addition to the perception that these markets are subject to manipulation, make it difficult—if not impossible—for the average person to rely heavily on Bitcoin and other virtual currencies as a currency, much less as an investment vehicle. Ironically, some degree of rational regulation may…

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SEC and FTC Warn Celebrities Must Disclose Financial Connection For ICO Endorsements

November 27, 2017

SEC and FTC Warn Celebrities Must Disclose Financial Connection For ICO Endorsements

By: Ifrah Law

Cryptocurrency is the latest trend to be embraced by celebrities, so much so that the federal government this month issued a warning about the possible risks involved.  Both the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) have made clear that if a celebrity is being paid to promote a product on social media, the financial connection between the endorser and…

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Deadline Fast Approaches for Final DMCA Registration

November 7, 2017

Deadline Fast Approaches for Final DMCA Registration

By: Steven Eichorn

The Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) provides a safe harbor from copyright infringement liability for online service providers. While not a particularly famous law, it is a critical law because it enables websites to accommodate user-generated content without being concerned for copyright infringement claims by hosting that content. However, in order to preserve their safe harbor qualification, online service providers must submit an online registration…

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Congress Saves Consumer Arbitration

October 25, 2017

Congress Saves Consumer Arbitration

By: George Calhoun

In July 2017, the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection (“CPFB”) announced a new rule broadly barring arbitration provisions in a wide swath of consumer contracts.  See 12 CFR part 1040.  To go into effect next Spring, the final rule would have prohibited providers of certain consumer financial products and services from using an agreement with a consumer that provides for arbitration of any future dispute…

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GDPR D-Day: If Not Prepared, It Could Cost You Europe

September 26, 2017

GDPR D-Day: If Not Prepared, It Could Cost You Europe

By: Nicole Kardell

GDPR D-Day: May 25, 2018. If you are not prepared, the results could cost you Europe. In the U.S., we’ve had a pretty business-friendly approach to consumer data protection. And while federal and state authorities have their respective consumer protection laws, there is no single federal law that clearly defines U.S. policy on how consumer data may be collected and used. Businesses have come to…

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FTC’s Operation AI Comply Generated in Part by Fear of Scale

FTC’s Operation AI Comply Generated in Part by Fear of Scale
By: Jordan Briggs

What are cookie consents and do you really need them on your website?

What are cookie consents and do you really need them on your website?
By: Nicole Kardell

FTC Adds COPPA Violations to the Growing List of Privacy Concerns While TikTok is on the Clock

FTC Adds COPPA Violations to the Growing List of Privacy Concerns While TikTok is on the Clock
By: Jordan Briggs

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