Ad Law Access

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

What a Difference a Decade Makes: The Future of Advertising

Over the past ten years, new technologies have forced a dizzying pace of evolution in advertising and marketing. All of this change begs the question: what will the next ten years bring? How will AI eliminate…

Change to NCAA Policy Creates New Group of Influencers

This summer, the NCAA suspended its long-standing policy that restricted student-athletes from being able to generate income from their name, image, and likeness (commonly referred to as “NIL”). It didn’t take brands…

Health and Fitness Apps and IoT Technologies Should Take Note: FTC Expands Interpretation of its Health Breach Notification Rule

In an aggressive expansion of its security and privacy enforcement programs, on September 15, 2021, the FTC issued what it characterized as a “ Policy Statement ” reinterpreting an old rule about personal health…

StubHub Agrees to Pay $9.5 Million to End Refund Investigation

Last year, we posted about how some companies had retroactively changed their refund policies after COVID-19 hit, and we noted some of the potential pitfalls associated with that strategy. Lawsuits and regulatory…

Privacy Expert Alvaro Bedoya Nominated to FTC

The future composition of the FTC became a bit clearer on Monday, as the White House announced that President Biden will nominate privacy expert and scholar Alvaro Bedoya as FTC commissioner. If confirmed, Bedoya would…