The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Los Angeles County District Attorney on July 9, 2024, announced a complaint and proposed stipulated order against NGL Labs, LLC, and two NGL co-founders concerning the “NGL: ask me anything” anonymous messaging app. The complaint alleges that NGL marketed the app to children and teens despite awareness of
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AI in Video Games: The Next Big Labor Strike
Fresh off the heels of strikes by both the Screen Actors Guild – American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) and the Writers Guild of America (WGA) that effectively halted the making of movies and TV shows for much of 2023, Hollywood’s next big labor dispute is brewing.
On July 25, 2024, SAG-AFTRA announced…
CPPA Regulatory Delays and Enforcement Updates: Takeaways from July Board Meeting
On July 16, the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) held a public meeting of its Board (the Board). Four days before the meeting, the CPPA released revised draft rulemaking totaling several hundred pages—including a revised combined draft rulemaking package on risk assessment regulations, cybersecurity audit regulations, and automated decision-making technology (ADMT) regulations.
The meeting…
The Intricacies of Gaze Tracking: Balancing Personalization and Privacy
In the contemporary digital ecosystem, the lines between personalization and privacy often blur, specifically when involving advanced technologies such as gaze and eye tracking. As we interact with various technologies from smartphones to AR devices, our gaze becomes a valuable metric, one that could enhance user experience but also raise significant privacy concerns.…
The FTC’s Latest AI and Your Business
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently published a new blog post within its series titled “AI and Your Business.” The post emphasized the FTC’s views on the importance of accuracy, transparency, and privacy as brands continue to incorporate artificial intelligence (AI) in their businesses, particularly through anthropomorphic AI chatbots and avatars.…
Do You Have to Disclose When Your Users Are Interacting With a Bot?
The customer service agent sympathetically responding to your chat messages about a delayed order, the player fiercely competing against you in an online match, the coach sending you motivational messages and workout advice: are these real people you’re interacting with over the internet or bots? Does it matter?
With the recent advances in generative AI,…
In-House Corner: How We’re (Semi) Embracing AI
By Broc Romanek
This feature of our blog is where our in-house readers share tips, anecdotes and thoughts about things that come up in their daily practice. This particular batch of thoughts is about how in-house practitioners are embracing generative AI so far:
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8 Things to Know Right Now
By Broc Romanek
Here’s our latest edition of our monthly feature – a quick snapshot of recent developments:
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States Begin To Regulate AI in Absence of Federal Legislation
By Broc Romanek
Here is the teaser about this Client Update: “Since the European Union seized the early global lead in regulating artificial intelligence, the U.S. Congress has made noise about the need for federal AI legislation, but progress has been slow. The absence of a similarly comprehensive federal law from Congress has created a vacuum that…
Federal Wage Hour Watchdog Weighs in on Employers’ AI Use
Employers are increasingly using artificial intelligence (AI)-powered systems to monitor employee activities ranging from schedules and timecards to performance. In previous updates and podcasts, we have closely tracked the federal government’s efforts in these areas. Against this backdrop, the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) Wage and Hour Division released a Field Assistance Bulletin addressing…