The FTC finalized an order requiring Cox Media Group (CMG), MindSift LLC, and 1010 Digital Works LLC to pay a total of $930,000 to settle allegations that the companies misled consumers about an AI-powered service, which they allegedly claimed could target localized ads based on conversations captured from consumers’ smart devices and that consumers had opted into such targeting.

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In the September issue of Parking magazine, the National Parking Association’s publication, Keturah Taylor discusses how state attorneys general are increasing scrutiny of the parking industry’s data privacy, pricing, and consumer protection practices. She also outlines steps companies can take to reduce enforcement risk and respond effectively to AG inquiries and investigations. Read the key…

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Pennsylvania AG Dave Sunday announced a lawsuit against TikTok for allegedly failing to shield children from age-inappropriate material and over-usage of the app, citing harms to youth development.

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Iowa AG Brenna Bird is leading a coalition of 15 Republican AGs demanding transparency and accountability from the AI company OpenAI for its alleged lack of oversight and transparency in the hacking of Hugging Face, another AI company. In July, OpenAI unveiled an experimental AI model that gained unauthorized access to several computer networks which…

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The FTC, Utah, and California jointly have sued Hims & Hers alleging that the telehealth provider shared consumers’ sensitive health information about medical conditions with third party advertising platforms despite claiming its services maintain consumers privacy, and further alleging that the company deceives users about their billing and cancellation practices. The complaint alleges that Hims…

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