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Consumer Protection Update: Insights into the First Year of the Trump-Vance FTC
By Maneesha Mithal, Kelly Singleton & Angela Guo on
Posted in Cybersecurity
In its first year under the Trump-Vance administration, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has aggressively enforced consumer protection and privacy laws and initiated new rulemakings. Although the new rulemaking activity is somewhat surprising in a Republican administration, the FTC has expressed its intent to conduct a more rigorous economic analysis of the effects of any new regulations. Based on the FTC’s activity over the past year, we have identified the issues below as top FTC priorities and provided takeaways for companies to help steer clear of regulatory scrutiny.
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By Laura De Boel, Maneesha Mithal & Yaron Moszynski on
Posted in Uncategorized
On May 7, 2026, EU legislators reached a political agreement to amend the EU Artificial Intelligence Act (AI Act), with significant implications for AI companies operating in the EU. The most important changes are:
Continue Reading EU AI Act Undergoes Significant ChangesRecent AI Regulatory Developments in the United States
By Maneesha Mithal, Demian Ahn, Hale Melnick & Michelle Ullman on
Posted in Privacy
While the EU Artificial Intelligence (AI) Act has set forth a relatively uniform framework for AI regulation in the EU, U.S. AI regulation has so far primarily consisted of a patchwork of state laws—which continue to evolve at a rapid pace. Despite the Trump administration calling for Congress to pass AI legislation that would preempt overly burdensome state laws in its National Policy Framework for Artificial Intelligence, many states appear to be actively moving ahead with new legislation. Here are the top areas the states are targeting, followed by some key takeaways:
Continue Reading Recent AI Regulatory Developments in the United StatesFTC Promotes Age Verification in Children’s Privacy Enforcement Statement
Posted in Privacy
On February 25, 2026, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued an enforcement statement to promote the use of age verification technologies on the heels of its January 28 workshop on the topic. The workshop explored issues related to age verification and how these innovative tools could be used in furtherance of child safety without creating liability under the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) and its implementing rule (the COPPA Rule).
Continue Reading FTC Promotes Age Verification in Children’s Privacy Enforcement StatementCourt of Justice of the European Union Confirms Judicial Review of EDPB Binding Decisions
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On February 10, 2026, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) confirmed in a landmark judgment that companies can seek annulment of European Data Protection Board (EDPB) binding decisions before the adoption of…
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