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Publications
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02.27.2024FTC Proposes Rule Addressing Use of AI To Impersonate IndividualsUpdatesThe Federal Trade Commission issued a supplemental notice of proposed rulemaking on February 15, 2024, in which it recommended a trade regulation rule that would (1) impose liability on businesses who provide goods or services (including artificial intelligence technology) with knowledge or reason to know they will be used to engage in unlawful impersonation of individuals, government, or businesses; and (2) prohibit impersonation of individuals.
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02.07.2024FTC Brings First Standalone Section 5 Unfairness Claims for Unreasonable Data Retention and Inaccurate Breach NoticeUpdatesOn February 1, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission announced a complaint and proposed consent order against Blackbaud, Inc. concerning a 2020 data security incident that included a ransomware demand and payment.
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01.11.2024FTC Signals Tough Line in First AI Discrimination Case Under Section 5UpdatesThe Federal Trade Commission announced its first enforcement action alleging that discriminatory use of artificial intelligence was an unfair practice under Section 5 of the FTC Act on December 19, 2023.
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05.19.2022What’s Next for Privacy at the FTC Following the Confirmation of Alvaro BedoyaUpdatesAlvaro Bedoya was sworn in as a commissioner of the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) on May 16, 2022.
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04.12.2022FTC Chair Lina Khan Gives First Public Address Regarding PrivacyUpdatesFederal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan spoke at the opening of the International Association of Privacy Professionals Global Privacy Summit on April 11, 2022, in Washington, D.C.
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07.28.2020Key Financial Data Security Takeaways From FTC WorkshopArticles
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05.26.2020Strategies For Defending FTC Investigations During PandemicArticlesAs in-house counsel, during the pandemic you and your colleagues may be working from home and caring for children or other family members, all while addressing novel legal issues raised by the coronavirus plus the normal day-to-day issues of your job.
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04.12.2019New TCPA Ruling Holds an Autodialer Must Have the Capacity to Generate Numbers Randomly or SequentiallyBlogsIn the wake of the D.C. Circuit’s opinion vacating the Federal Communications Commission’s order interpreting the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA), federal courts have disagreed on how to define an “automated telephone dialing system” (autodialer) under the statute.
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03.19.2018Critical Takeaways From the D.C. Circuit’s Long-Awaited Robocall RulingUpdatesLast Friday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit (D.C. Circuit) issued its long-awaited decision in ACA International v. Federal Communications Commission, No. 15-1211 (D.C. Cir. Mar. 16, 2018).
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10.06.20174 Takeaways From FTC V. D-Link SystemsArticlesIn the Federal Trade Commission’s first litigated enforcement action addressing the security of internet of things devices, the district court for the Northern District of California recently dismissed the FTC’s unfairness claim and two of five deception claims under Section 5 of the FTC Act against D-Link Systems Inc., for alleged security flaws in its routers and internet-connected security cameras. Order, FTC v. D-Link Sys. Inc., No. 3:17-cv-00039 (N.D. Cal. Sept. 19, 2017).
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08.01.2016Commission Holds FTC Unfairness Claim Does Not Require “Probable” or Tangible Injury in LabMD Data Security CaseUpdates
The Federal Trade Commission unanimously (3-0) ruled on July 29, 2016 that LabMD’s data security practices were “unfair” under Section 5 of the FTC Act, reversing a decision of its Administrative Law Judge.
Presentations
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03.07.2024My Health My Data: Litigation and State AG Enforcement OutlookSpeaking EngagementsCo-Presenter
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10.05.2023Biometrics and Related Legal IssuesSpeaking EngagementsVideo Game Bar Association Summit Northwest / Seattle, WA
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10.04.2023FTC Consumer Protection: Hot TopicsSpeaking EngagementsIn-House Seminar / Webinar
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09.27.2023The Truth About FTC False Advertising Law: FTC Advertising Law Hot TopicsSpeaking EngagementsIn-House Seminar / Webinar
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07.19.2023FTC Consumer Protection Hot TopicsSpeaking EngagementsIn-House Seminar / Webinar
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07.19.2023Perkins Coie Hosts Master’s Conference at Seattle OfficePerkins Coie’s E-Discovery Services & Strategy Group hosted the first Master’s Conference in the Pacific Northwest at the firm’s Seattle office on July 19, 2023.
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06.15.2022What’s Now and Next for Privacy at the FTCWebinars
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12.15.2021Biometrics & Related Legal IssuesSpeaking Engagements
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12.14.2021FTC Privacy & Data Security 2021 Year in ReviewWebinars
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12.06.2021 – 12.10.20212021 AI Week: When the Machine Knows Who You Are: How the Law Is Responding to a Biometric RevolutionWebinarsFor all of its benefits, artificial intelligence (AI) poses a wide range of legal risks and ethical issues. To address this, we presented a series of CLE webinars and a podcast, that discussed key issues related to the many advantages and regulatory challenges associated with enterprise AI integration and deployment.
