Tag: consumer protection
Washington State’s My Health My Data Act FAQ, Part Three – Enforcement Risks
In Part Three of our FAQ series on Washington state’s My Health My Data (MHMD) Act, we answer questions related to the MHMD Act’s enforcement risks – including the much-feared private right of action. Given the MHMD Act’s broad scope, its private right of action, the potential for large certified […]
New Hampshire and New Jersey Pass Comprehensive Consumer Privacy Laws
The proliferation of state consumer privacy laws continues into 2024. On March 6, 2024, New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu signed SB255, the New Hampshire Privacy Act (NHPA), making New Hampshire the 14th state to enact a comprehensive privacy law. Similarly, on January 16, 2024, New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy signed […]
FTC Targets Algorithmic Discrimination in Settlement With Rite Aid
In December 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced a settlement with Rite Aid for the company’s use of facial recognition technology (FRT) in connection with its surveillance technologies for theft deterrence purposes. In this groundbreaking settlement, the FTC took its first enforcement action against a company for “algorithmic unfairness” […]
CFPB Announces Plans to Extend FCRA to Data Brokers through Rulemaking
At an August 15, 2023, White House roundtable, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Director Rohit Chopra announced plans to issue rules that would extend the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) to certain “data broker practices.” This announcement and a concurrently issued fact sheet come on the heels of a March […]
Washington State’s My Health My Data Act FAQ, Part Two – Requirements
In Part Two of our FAQ series on Washington state’s My Health My Data (MHMD) Act, we answer questions related to some of the act’s substantive requirements. As we explained in our previous FAQ, given the MHMD’s breadth – both to which entities and data it applies – regulated entities […]
AI and Algorithms: FTC Issues Guidance for Companies Amid Heightened Scrutiny
Even before the COVID-19 crisis, artificial intelligence and algorithms, particularly in the context of pricing, were a focus of the Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division. With the COVID-19 pandemic shining a spotlight on online platforms and sellers using algorithms to set prices, it is particularly […]