As Husch Blackwell discussed in a recent client alert, the U.S. Department of Commerce recently issued a proposed rule (the “Proposed Rule”) which intends to give the U.S. Secretary of Commerce the authority to block, unwind or modify information and communications technology or services (“ICTS”) transactions involving “foreign adversaries” if the Commerce Secretary determines
December 2019
CCPA Update: California AG Says Final Regulations Unlikely to Have Major Changes
Posted in California, California Consumer Privacy Act
Keypoint: Those hoping that the final CCPA regulations will clarify its requirements may be disappointed.
According to an article in Bloomberg Law, California Attorney General Becerra does not anticipate his office making substantial changes to the regulations as proposed when it issues the final regulations.
The AG’s office published the proposed regulations on October…
FTC Issues Opinion and Order Against Cambridge Analytica for Deceiving Facebook Users
Posted in FTC
Keypoint: The fallout from the 2018 Cambridge Analytica incident continues with the FTC’s issuance of this unanimous opinion and order.
On December 6, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) issued a unanimous opinion (the “Opinion”) finding that political consulting firm Cambridge Analytica, LLC (“Cambridge Analytica”) violated Section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act (“FTC Act”) (15 U.S.C. § 45) by engaging in deceptive practices to harvest personal information from tens of millions of Facebook users through a Facebook application called the “GSRApp.”