The Bottom Line On October 1, 2026, New York City’s “Click to Cancel” rule took effect, making the City the first municipality in the United States to impose its own subscription cancellation requirements. The rule treats noncompliant automatic renewal and continuous service practices as Continue Reading
California Signs Landmark Online Child Safety Package
The Bottom Line On September 10, 2026, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed a broad package of digital safety laws establishing some of the most extensive online protections for minors in the United States. Three bills in the California package are particularly significant for Continue Reading
California Becomes Second State to Require Disclosure of Synthetic Performers in Advertising
The Bottom Line On September 16, 2026, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed SB 1050 into law, making California the second state in the nation, after New York, to require advertisers to conspicuously disclose the use of AI-generated synthetic performers in advertising. The new law takes Continue Reading
California Poised to Narrow the Reach of the California Invasion of Privacy Act
The Bottom Line On August 28, 2026, the California Legislature passed Senate Bill 690 (SB 690), delivering the strongest legislative response yet to the surge of website-tracking lawsuits under the California Invasion of Privacy Act (CIPA), as discussed in our prior alert. If signed by Continue Reading
FTC Proposes Personalized Pricing Enforcement Policy
The Bottom Line The FTC has taken its most direct step toward regulating personalized pricing. On August 19, 2026, the FTC published its Proposed Enforcement Policy Statement Regarding Personalized Pricing (the “Policy”). If finalized in its current form, the Policy would require businesses Continue Reading
The Pied-à-Terre Tax: New York City’s Newly Enacted Tax on High-Value Non-Primary Residences
The Bottom Line Owners of high-value New York City second homes may face a substantial new annual tax burden. New York's newly enacted "pied-à-terre tax" (the tax), effective July 1, 2026, imposes an annual surcharge on certain non-primary residences in New York City, including Continue Reading
EU AI Act Guidance Expands AI Disclosure Rules for Advertisers and PR Teams
The Bottom Line On August 2, 2026, the EU AI Act’s transparency obligations under Article 50(4) take effect, requiring deployers of AI systems that generate or manipulate “deep fake” content to disclose its artificial nature. In anticipation of this deadline, the European Commission published Continue Reading
Vermont and New Jersey Data Broker Laws Add to Expanding State Privacy Patchwork
Update On Friday July 10, the New Jersey Attorney General’s Division of Consumer Affairs responded to concerns from businesses about the obligation to immediately register and pay the applicable fees by delaying the registration obligation until 2027. The Bottom Line The regulatory Continue Reading
FTC Settles with Travel App Hopper for $35 Million over Hidden Fees
The Bottom Line On July 2, 2026, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced a $35 million settlement with travel booking app Hopper Inc. over allegedly deceptive hidden fees. Although Hopper billed itself as “the travel app with no hidden fees,” the FTC alleged that the popular travel Continue Reading
New State Privacy Laws: Alabama, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Vermont Join the Party
The Bottom Line The state privacy law landscape continues to expand at a rapid pace. So far in 2026, Alabama, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Vermont each enacted new legislation addressing the collection, use, and protection of personal data. These laws follow the increasingly common model of Continue Reading