Federal Trade Commission

FTC Announces Appointment of Dania L. Ayoubi as New Administrative Law Judge

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Thursday, April 25, 2024
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The Federal Trade Commission announced the appointment of Dania L. Ayoubi to serve as one of the agency’s Administrative Law Judges, who are responsible for independent adjudicative fact-finding in the agency’s administrative litigation and rulemaking proceedings.

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  • The Federal Trade Commission announced the appointment of Dania L. Ayoubi to serve as one of the agency’s Administrative Law Judges, who are responsible for independent adjudicative fact-finding in the agency’s administrative litigation and rulemaking proceedings.
  • The Commission voted 3-0 in February 2024 to approve Ayoubi’s appointment as an Administrative Law Judge.
  • Administrative Law Judge Ayoubi joins Chief Administrative Law Judge D. Michael Chappell and Administrative Law Judge Jay L. Himes, who came to the agency in March 2024.
  • Ayoubi most recently served as an administrative law judge for the Maryland Office of Administrative Hearings, where she served with distinction.

FTC Sends Refunds to Ring Customers Stemming from 2023 Settlement over Charges the Company Failed to Block Employees and Hackers from Accessing Consumer Videos

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Thursday, April 25, 2024
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In a complaint first announced in May 2023, the FTC says that Ring deceived its customers by failing to restrict employees’ and contractors’ access to its customers’ videos, using its customer videos to train algorithms without consent, and failing to implement security safeguards.

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  • In a complaint first announced in May 2023, the FTC says that Ring deceived its customers by failing to restrict employees’ and contractors’ access to its customers’ videos, using its customer videos to train algorithms without consent, and failing to implement security safeguards.
  • The Commission’s interactive dashboards for refund data provide a state-by-state breakdown of refunds in FTC cases.
  • In 2023, FTC actions led to $324 million in refunds to consumers across the country.
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FTC Moves to Block Tapestry’s Acquisition of Capri

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Tuesday, April 23, 2024
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$8.5 billion deal would eliminate competition between Coach, Kate Spade, and Michael Kors

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  • $8.5 billion deal would eliminate competition between Coach, Kate Spade, and Michael Kors
    The Federal Trade Commission today sued to block Tapestry, Inc.’s $8.5 billion acquisition of Capri Holdings Limited, a deal that seeks to combine three close competitors – Tapestry’s Coach and Kate Spade brands and Capri’s Michael Kors brand.
  • If allowed, the deal would eliminate direct head-to-head competition between Tapestry’s and Capri’s brands.View Press Release

FTC Approves Modifications to Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority’s Registration Rule

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Tuesday, April 23, 2024
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The Federal Trade Commission has issued an order approving modifications that the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority has proposed to its Registration Rule.

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  • The Federal Trade Commission has issued an order approving modifications that the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority has proposed to its Registration Rule.
  • The Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act requires the Authority to submit proposed rules (or rule modifications) to the FTC for approval.
  • On June 29, 2022, the FTC issued an order approving the Authority’s initial Registration Rule after a public comment period.
  • In February 2024, the FTC sought public comment on the Authority’s proposed modifications to the Registration Rule.

FTC Moves to Block Tapestry’s Acquisition of Capri

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Tuesday, April 23, 2024
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If allowed, the deal would eliminate direct head-to-head competition between Tapestry’s and Capri’s brands.

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  • If allowed, the deal would eliminate direct head-to-head competition between Tapestry’s and Capri’s brands.
  • The deal also threatens to eliminate the incentive for the two companies to compete for employees and could negatively affect employees’ wages and workplace benefits.
  • Post acquisition, the combined Tapestry and Capri would employ roughly 33,000 employees worldwide.
  • It has continuously sought to acquire a variety of fashion brands, successfully pursuing many of its target acquisitions.
  • A public version of the complaint will be available and linked to this news release as soon as possible.

FTC Approves Modifications to Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority’s Registration Rule

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Tuesday, April 23, 2024
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The Federal Trade Commission has issued an order approving modifications that the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority has proposed to its Registration Rule.

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  • The Federal Trade Commission has issued an order approving modifications that the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority has proposed to its Registration Rule.
  • The Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act requires the Authority to submit proposed rules (or rule modifications) to the FTC for approval.
  • On June 29, 2022, the FTC issued an order approving the Authority’s initial Registration Rule after a public comment period.
  • In February 2024, the FTC sought public comment on the Authority’s proposed modifications to the Registration Rule.

FTC Approves Modifications to Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority’s Registration Rule

Retrieved on: 
Tuesday, April 23, 2024
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The Federal Trade Commission has issued an order approving modifications that the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority has proposed to its Registration Rule.

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  • The Federal Trade Commission has issued an order approving modifications that the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority has proposed to its Registration Rule.
  • The Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act requires the Authority to submit proposed rules (or rule modifications) to the FTC for approval.
  • On June 29, 2022, the FTC issued an order approving the Authority’s initial Registration Rule after a public comment period.
  • In February 2024, the FTC sought public comment on the Authority’s proposed modifications to the Registration Rule.

FPF Celebrates 15 Years! Spring Social Marks Board Transition as Data Protection Leaders Toast to FPF’s Success

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Thursday, April 18, 2024
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Leaders in Data Protection Take Center Stage at FPF’s Spring Social The week started with FPF’s 15th Anniversary Spring Social, where FPF CEO Jules Polonetsky thanked FPF’s Board Chair and Founder Chris Wolf, who served for 15 years, and welcomed FPF’s new Board Chair, Alan Raul. Three leading data protection regulators lauded FPF’s effectiveness in [?]

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Leaders in Data Protection Take Center Stage at FPF’s Spring Social The week started with FPF’s 15th Anniversary Spring Social, where FPF CEO Jules Polonetsky thanked FPF’s Board Chair and Founder Chris Wolf, who served for 15 years, and welcomed FPF’s new Board Chair, Alan Raul. Three leading data protection regulators lauded FPF’s effectiveness in [?]

FTC Finalizes Order with X-Mode and Successor Outlogic Prohibiting it from Sharing or Selling Sensitive Location Data

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Thursday, April 18, 2024
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The Federal Trade Commission has finalized an order prohibiting data broker X-Mode and its successor Outlogic from sharing or selling any sensitive location data to settle allegations that the company sold precise location data that could be used to track people’s visits to sensitive locations such as medical and reproductive health clinics and places of worship.

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  • The Federal Trade Commission has finalized an order prohibiting data broker X-Mode and its successor Outlogic from sharing or selling any sensitive location data to settle allegations that the company sold precise location data that could be used to track people’s visits to sensitive locations such as medical and reproductive health clinics and places of worship.
  • In a complaint first announced in January 2024, the FTC charged that X-Mode/Outlogic failed until May 2023 to remove sensitive locations from the raw location data it sold and did not implement reasonable or appropriate safeguards against downstream use of the precise location data it sold, putting consumers’ sensitive personal information at risk.
  • In addition to the ban on selling or sharing sensitive location data, the order also imposes several other requirements on X-Mode/Outlogic including mandating that it create a program to ensure it develops and maintains a comprehensive list of sensitive locations, and ensure it is not sharing, selling or transferring location data about such locations.
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