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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) in recent years has made clear its intention to adopt a more aggressive enforcement posture toward so-called dark patterns. The FTC defines unlawful...

Companies around the world are rushing to integrate generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) into their user interfaces to automate and deliver tailored website and application...

In the United States, the principle of data minimization is embedded firmly within the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Act, through FTC enforcement activities, and in the host of...

The FTCs Commercial Surveillance Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking makes clear that the FTC is considering codifying data minimization into federal law. In the meantime, the FTC has already brought a number of enforcement actions focused on data minimization.

Automatic renewal programs continue to be a hot topic for businesses, consumers, and regulators. Consistent with this trend, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) on March 23 announced a notice of proposed rulemaking that would codify a number of requirements at the federal level, as well as broaden application of the FTC’s existing 1973 Negative Option Rule to cover virtually every type of subscription program.

The Federal Trade Commission announced a notice of proposed rulemaking that would codify a number of requirements at the federal level, as well as broaden application of the FTC’s existing 1973 Negative Option Rule to cover virtually every type of subscription program.

How hard is it to just cancel? If you have found yourself pondering this question in a heat of frustration after seeing unexpected...

How hard is it to just cancel? If you have found yourself pondering this question in a heat of frustration after seeing unexpected charges on your card following your latest...

Growing regulatory action to combat so-called “dark patterns” used in web design to influence consumer choice has resulted in hundreds of millions of dollars in fines, and promises to...

Subscription style services that renew automatically from month to month are all the rage but regulators increasingly view them with suspicion. The FTC and some states have taken action to help implement the following types of consumer protections for auto renewal programs.