In 2019, Ad Law Access published 124 stories on a wide range of topics. However, two topics stood out above the others:

• California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA)
  CCPA was far and away the most popular topic of 2019 and, as mentioned in one of our last posts of the year, “businesses and privacy professionals would do well to catch their breath over the holiday season. Next year is going to need focus and investment to reach the [CCPA] finish line (which, yes, will continue to move because this is privacy law, after all).​” Here are a few CCPA related posts you may want to read if you haven’t already:
  • Broad Range of Implementation Worries Surfaces at CCPA Rulemaking Hearing in LA
    December 5

• • Be Careful What You Say About the CCPA
    November 12

• • CCPA Update: California Attorney General Issues Draft Privacy Rules
    October 11

• • CCPA Update: Legislature Amends the CCPA to Exclude Employee Data, B2B Communications for One Year
    September 15

• The FTC’s Powers Under Section 13(b)
  The continuing questions over the extent of the FTC’s enforcement authority to obtain monetary relief under Section 13(b) were a popular topic with Ad Law Access readers. So popular that we created a Section 13(b) sub-blog:
  • Direct Seller Stands Its Ground: Neora Seeks Declaratory Judgment Against the FTC, Challenging the Agency’s Section 13(b) Authority
    November 5
  • Business As Usual? FTC Practice in the Wake of Shire ViroPharma and Credit Bureau Center
    October 22
  • A Potential New Fight Over FTC’s 13(b) Authority
    May 19

Stay tuned for more installments of the “Section 13 (b)log.”

Other posts that resonated with readers:

• FTC Releases New Guide for Influencers
  November 9
  
• CBD and False Advertising: Lessons Learned From The Food Court
  August 9
• Nevada and Maine Advance Legislation Addressing the “Sale” of Personal Data
  June 4
• FDA and FTC Issue Joint Warning Letters to Three Online CBD Marketers
  April 2
• FTC to Use 6(b) Authority to Examine Tech Companies’ Data Practices
  March 22
• Taking Stock of the TCPA in 2019: What is an “Autodialer”?
  March 4
• The Direct Selling Self-Regulatory Council: What it Means for Multi-Level Marketers
  January 10

Stay tuned to Ad Law Access in 2020 for more updates on these issues and other advertising and privacy law issues. Subscribe to our Ad Law News and Views newsletter and other Kelley Drye publications here to receive email communications tailored to your interests.

AD LAW ACCESS PODCAST

2019 also saw the launch of the Ad Law Access podcast. Top episodes included:

• CCPA Update: Legislature Amends the CCPA to Exclude Employee Data, B2B Communications for One Year
• Privacy Update: The Terms of the Facebook Settlement; CCPA Amendments Advance in Calif. Senate
• Cause Marketing – Commercial Co-Ventures: What You Need to Know Before Getting Started (12:30)
• CCPA Update (Amendments, Draft Regulations, and Classification issues) (12:00)
• Texting 101 – The Hot Button Issues to Consider When Running a Texting Campaign (11:25)
• Challenging Competitors’ Claims
• Making it in the USA – When Product Origin and Origin Marketing Claims Matter (13:00)
• Influencers Gone Wrong (10:30)
• Influencers and Endorsers: Understanding the Upfront Legal Requirements (9:10)

You can find the Ad Law Access podcast and other Kelley Drye podcasts wherever you get your podcasts.