Hunton Andrews Kurth writes: On January 13, 2025, California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued two legal advisories on the use of AI, including in the healthcare context. The first legal advisory (“AI Advisory”) advises consumers and entities about their rights and obligations under the state’s consumer protection, civil rights, competition, and data privacy laws with respect to the use…
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FTC Finalizes Changes to Children’s Privacy Rule Limiting Companies’ Ability to Monetize Kids’ Data
The Federal Trade Commission finalized changes to the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule to set new requirements around the collection, use and disclosure of children’s personal information and give parents new tools and protections to help them control what data is provided to third parties about their children. The final rule requires parents to opt in to third-party…
FTC Surveillance Pricing Study Uncovers Personal Data Used to Set Individualized Consumer Prices
Richard B. Newman of Hinch Newman LLP writes: The Federal Trade Commission’s initial findings from its surveillance pricing market study revealed that details like a person’s precise location or browser history can be frequently used to target individual consumers with different prices for the same goods and services. The staff perspective is based on an examination of…
FTC Kids’ Privacy Rule Update Leaves EdTech, Students in Limbo
Tonya Riley reports: The first updates to the Federal Trade Commission’s children’s privacy rules in more than a decade leave students and educators without stronger tools to protect their privacy. The final rules unveiled Thursday, dropped an earlier proposal the FTC had floated to rein in educational technology providers. The proposals would have barred ed tech companies from…