On Aug. 11, 2022, the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued guidance indicating that financial institutions and service providers that fail to adopt sufficient data security measures to protect consumer financial data may violate the Consumer Financial Protection Act provision
In a class action with potentially significant impact on data sharing disclosures that companies routinely provide in online privacy policies, the Third Circuit recently ruled that NaviStone, a third party marketing service, was not a “direct party” under the Pennsylvania
On August 5, 2022, French AdTech company Criteo announced that it had received a report from the French Data Protection Authority on August 3, 2022, claiming various infringements of the EU General Data Protection Regulation and proposing to impose 60
On August 8, 2022, Commissioner Noah Joshua Phillips announced that he plans to resign from the Federal Trade Commission in the fall after serving four years with the agency.
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
The CFPB recently published a circular confirming that covered persons and service providers under the Consumer Financial Protection Act (CFPA) may violate the CFPA’s prohibition against unfair acts or practices when they fail to adequately safeguard consumer information. However, the
On August 1, 2022, Robinhood Crypto LLC (“RHC”) entered into a Consent Order with the New York Department of Financial Services (“DFS”) based on “serious deficiencies” related to anti-money laundering (“AML”), cybersecurity, and virtual currency that were identified in DFS’s
Federal Trade Commission Commissioner Alvaro Bedoya wants companies that collect location information to take a hard look at their practices and what they can do to better protect their users.
“In 2022, our geolocation technology is not under control”- Bedoya
Global Data Review caught up with CPW’s Kristin Bryan regarding a proposed bill that takes a broad interpretation of what the FTC will need to report on regarding cyberattacks. Kristin shares her insight on what impact The Ransomware Act will
