Tag Archives: Consumer Protection

Protecting consumers online: FTC and CFPB team up with State AGs

By Divonne Smoyer and Eric Manski on Posted in State Attorneys General
Man using mobile online banking and payment, Digital marketing. Finance and banking networking. Online shopping and icon customer network connection, cyber security. Business technology.The recent National Association of Attorneys General Presidential Summit marked a clear partnership between state AGs, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) to accomplish Iowa AG Tom Miller’s “fight back” presidential initiative: Consumer Protection 2.0: Tech Threats and Tools. Given this, we expect to see enhanced coordination and enforcement … Continue Reading

Emerging digital technology, data privacy, and the surveillance economy: all high priorities for state AGs

By Divonne Smoyer and Roger Gibboni on Posted in Data Security, Privacy & Management, State Attorneys General
State attorneys general (AGs) have in many ways been the tip of the spear on prioritizing consumer protection in conversations around emerging digital technologies—perhaps more so than even any federal government agency. With newsworthy data breach incidents, ransomware attacks, and personal data misuse allegations plaguing a new major U.S. company seemingly every week, state AGs … Continue Reading

Virginia passes second state-level consumer data privacy law in the U.S.

By Divonne Smoyer, Samantha Sedivy and Charles Pierre on Posted in Data Security, Privacy & Management, Government Relations, State Attorneys General
On March 2, 2021, Virginia joined California as the second state to enact comprehensive data privacy protections for its residents. The Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act (CDPA), which will go into effect January 1, 2023, will mainly be interpreted and enforced by The Virginia Attorney General (AG). Our State Attorneys General and Virginia Government Relations … Continue Reading

Interpreting the DOJ’s recent enforcement campaign against “no-poach” cases

By Edward Schwartz, Michelle A. Mantine and Jennifer Thompson on Posted in Antitrust & Competition
Since 2010, with its cases filed against a number of leading technology companies, the Department of Justice (DOJ) has shined a spotlight on the potential antitrust risks associated with employers’ use of “no-poach” agreements in which companies agree not to hire or solicit each other’s employees. The DOJ and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued … Continue Reading

FTC hearings address AI regulatory challenges

By Jennifer Driscoll and Karl Herrmann on Posted in Antitrust & Competition
On November 13–14, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) held hearings on “Competition and Consumer Protection in the 21st Century.” The panelists, an assembly of industry leaders, academics and enforcers, discussed consumer protection and antitrust issues that arise from harvesting data through AI, the role of industry in mitigating potential harms and whether government agencies can … Continue Reading
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