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Federal Trade Commission Finalizes Updates to the Health Breach Notification Rule

By: Andrew L. Bab, Avi Gesser, Paul D. Rubin, Kim Le, Melissa Runsten, Johanna Skrzypczyk, Michael L. Cederblom, Hannah R. Levine, Kaitlyn McGill and Annabella M. Waszkiewicz May 20, 2024

On April 26, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (the “FTC”) issued a controversial final rule (the “Final Rule”) that, among other things, expands the scope of the Health Breach Notification…

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In 2024, the Biggest Legal Risk for Generative AI May Be Hype

By: Charu A. Chandrasekhar, Avi Gesser, Paul D. Rubin, Kristin Snyder, Melissa Runsten, Gabriel Kohan and Jarrett Lewis January 9, 2024

We have previously written about the legal risks that companies face if they oversell the capabilities of their AI systems, known as “AI washing.” In particular, the FTC and the…

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FTC Sets Baseline Framework for “Algorithmic Fairness” in Action Involving Use of Facial Recognition Technology

By: Avi Gesser, Johanna Skrzypczyk, Michael R. Roberts, Jarrett Lewis and Melissa Muse December 26, 2023

On December 19, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (the “FTC”) announced a complaint and a proposed stipulated order against a large drugstore chain (the “Company”) in connection with the Company’s…

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FTC Adopts Broad Breach Notification Amendment to Its Safeguards Rule

By: Avi Gesser, Charu A. Chandrasekhar, Luke Dembosky, Erez Liebermann, Kristin Snyder, Johanna Skrzypczyk, Michael R. Roberts, Mengyi Xu and Melyssa Eigen October 30, 2023

On October 27, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) approved an amendment (“Amended Rule”) to the Standards for Safeguarding Customer Information (the “Safeguards Rule”) that will require non-banking financial institutions…

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National Association of Attorneys General’s 2023 Consumer Protection Spring Conference

By: Courtney M. Dankworth, Avi Gesser, Paul D. Rubin, Jehan A. Patterson, Samuel J. Allaman and Melissa Muse June 12, 2023

On May 10−12, 2023, the National Association of Attorneys General (the “NAAG”) held its Spring 2023 Consumer Protection Conference to discuss the intersection of consumer protection issues and technology. During…

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Risks of Overselling Your AI: The FTC is Watching

By: Avi Gesser, Erez Liebermann, Jim Pastore, Paul D. Rubin, Christopher S. Ford, Anna Gressel, Mengyi Xu and Melissa Muse March 6, 2023

On February 27, 2023, the FTC released guidance entitled “Keep Your AI Claims in Check” (“AI Claims Blog Post”), reminding companies that false or unsubstantiated claims about a product’s efficacy…

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The FTC’s Proposed Rulemaking Part 3 — Key Data Security Takeaways

By: Avi Gesser, Erez Liebermann, Paul D. Rubin, Johanna Skrzypczyk, Michael R. Roberts, Melissa Runsten, Anna Gressel and Melissa Muse August 29, 2022

As we noted in previous posts, on August 11, 2022, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) announced its Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“ANPR”) seeking public comment on 95 questions focused…

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The FTC’s Proposed Rulemaking Part 2 — Key Privacy Takeaways

By: Avi Gesser, Erez Liebermann, Paul D. Rubin, Johanna Skrzypczyk, Michael R. Roberts, Melissa Runsten, Anna Gressel and Melissa Muse August 24, 2022

On August 11, 2022, the Federal Trade Commission (the “FTC”) announced its Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (the “ANPR”) seeking public comment on 95 questions focused on harms stemming from…

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