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Updates on advertising law and privacy law trends, issues, and developments

Massachusetts Hops on the Junk Fee Bandwagon – and Online Cancellation, Too

This week, Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell’s office touted the release of draft regulations to prohibit hidden “junk fees,” enhance transparency in various transactions, and make it easy for…

California Bans Hidden Fees

As we posted yesterday, the FTC announced a proposed rule that could fundamentally alter how businesses across industries advertise prices and disclose fees to consumers. At around the same time the FTC was preparing…

Mounting Focus on Data Brokers: Is More Regulation Coming?

During the past year, there’s been a flurry of regulatory activity related to data brokers. Whether in Congress or state legislatures, at federal agencies or the White House, many policymakers are pushing in the…

New Law Governing Online Platforms And Sellers Takes Effect In June – Are You Ready?

On June 27, 2023, “online marketplaces” (i.e., online selling platforms like Amazon and EBay) will have some brand new obligations. So will many of the third party sellers that operate on these platforms. That’s…

On Notice: “Notice at Collection” and Privacy Policy Requirements Under the CPPA’s Draft Regulations

Among the many details to absorb in the draft amendments to the CCPA regulations published by the California Privacy Protection Agency (“CPPA”) on May 27 (the “Draft Regulations”) are new and prescriptive disclosure…