Ad Law Access

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

Cracks in the Privacy Wall Between Kids and Teens: Is Teen Privacy Legislation on the Horizon?

Since Congress enacted the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act ( COPPA ) in 1998, the regulatory wall between kids and teens has been a remarkably durable one. During all this time, COPPA, the primary U.S. law…

California Imposes New Restrictions on Recyclability Claims

Last week, California’s Governor signed a law that will likely impose significant limitations on companies’ abilities to make recyclability claims or use the popular “chasing arrows” symbol in California. The law…

Pushing the Boundaries of Existing Authority: Section 19 Post-AMG Capital Management

It was an extraordinary week as the FTC continued to press the frontier of the post- AMG Capital Management landscape. On Friday, the Commission, making good on promises to creatively explore all of its options for…

Hope Emerges at Senate Data Security Hearing – But Will Congress Grab the Brass Ring?

On October 6, 2021, the Senate Commerce Committee conducted its second in a series of hearings dedicated to consumer privacy and data, this time addressing Data Security . Similar to last week’s privacy hearing, the…

FTC Threatens 70 Colleges with Civil Penalties in Attempt to Resurrect Penalty Offense Authority

Making good on promises to creatively explore all of its options for enforcement, the FTC yesterday notified 70 for-profit higher educational institutions that it intends to use its long dormant Penalty Offense…