On January 30, 2024, AT&T announced a new feature aimed at reducing the number of unsolicited telemarketing calls delivered to its subscribers. AT&T is teaming up with TransUnion, a credit reporting company, to roll out this new feature. To participate, businesses must sign up for TruContact Branded Call Display (“TBCD”) through TransUnion. Following sign-up, all […]
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As readers of our blog know, the use of website user tracking software has been the subject of many recent consumer privacy lawsuits. The latest iteration of consumer privacy cases involves the use of “pen registers” that allegedly track website user activity in violation of the California Invasion of Privacy Act (“CIPA”). Violations of this
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As readers of our blog know, the Florida Telephone Solicitation Act (“FTSA”) (Florida’s state law version of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”)) was amended in May 2023. While the FTSA amendments narrowed the FTSA’s scope and clarified some ambiguities, two recent Florida decisions discuss the applicability of the FTSA amendments, and serve to limit
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On January 22, 2024, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit issued its decision in the Career Counseling Inc. v. Amerifactors Financial Group LLC. fax litigation proceeding. The underlying litigation stems from an unwanted commercial facsimile transmission that Career Counseling alleged was sent by Amerifactors, in violation of the Telephone Consumer Protection
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On November 15, 2023, the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) issued a Notice of Inquiry (“NOI”) seeking comment concerning the impact that emerging artificial intelligence (“AI”) technologies may have on the telemarketing industry. The FCC regularly issues rulemakings on issues that they deem pressing. One of the areas of new concern is the legality of AI-assisted
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As a follow up to our earlier blog, on January 16, 2024, New Jersey officially enacted its privacy law, designed to protect resident consumer personal information. The adoption of the New Jersey Data Protection Act (“New Jersey Privacy Law” or “NJDPA”) makes New Jersey the 13th jurisdiction with a comprehensive state privacy law. The New
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Following in the footsteps of thirteen (13) other states, New Jersey and New Hampshire appear to be the next two jurisdictions that will enact state privacy laws. As readers of this blog know, there are at least eight other states also considering similar legislation. New Jersey Privacy Law On January 8, 2024, the New Jersey
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For those following the state of Fantasy Sports in Florida, it is quite apparent that entering the market continues to be fraught with uncertainty and risk. Last September, Mr. Lou Trombetta, the Executive Director of the Florida Gaming Control Commission (“GCC”), sent cease and desist letters to three companies that were allegedly “offering and accepting
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