Multi-State Privacy Sweep Targets Ecommerce Brands on Global Privacy Control Compliance
September 17, 2025
Last week, California Attorney General Rob Bonta, alongside the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) and the Attorneys General of Colorado and Connecticut, announced a joint investigative sweep focused on enforcing consumers' right to opt out of the sale and sharing of their personal information. This joint investigative sweep targets businesses that may be failing to honor consumer requests to opt out of the sale of personal information. A central focus of this initiative is compliance with the Global Privacy Control (GPC).…
READ FULL POST
DOJ Launches Task Force Targeting Companies Who Evade Tariffs
September 15, 2025
The Department of Justice (DOJ) recently launched a cross-agency Trade Fraud Task Force (TFTF). This new initiative, announced on August 29, 2025, in partnership with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), aims to aggressively pursue enforcement actions against entities that evade tariffs and duties or import prohibited goods into the U.S. economy. For our ecommerce members, many of whom rely on importing products, understanding this evolving landscape is important.…
READ FULL POST
Pennsylvania Senate Bill 992 and Its Potential Impact on Ecommerce Telemarketing
September 12, 2025
The EIA is closely monitoring Pennsylvania Senate Bill 992, a bipartisan bill introduced on September 5th, which recently passed the Senate Consumer Protection & Professional Licensure committee with a 14-0 vote and is currently pending action on the Senate Floor. SB 992 aims to update and expand the law to further define registration requirements, unlawful acts, and prohibitions related to telemarketing screening products. Notably, it expands the existing law to address ringless voicemail and text messages sent to residential, business, or wireless telephone subscribers within Pennsylvania. …
READ FULL POST
Second Circuit Upholds Verizon $46.9 Million Fine for Sharing Location-Based Data
September 12, 2025
Yesterday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit issued a final decision in Verizon v. FCC, upholding a $46.9 million penalty against Verizon for mishandling customer location data. This ruling has significant implications for our members engaged in telemarketing and SMS text marketing. The Court affirmed the FCC's finding that Verizon violated Section 222 of the Communications Act by failing to reasonably safeguard Customer Proprietary Network Information (CPNI). The Second Circuit explicitly concluded that device-location data qualifies as CPNI, triggering the privacy protections of the Communications Act. …
READ FULL POST
U.S. Supreme Court to Hear Trump Tariff Cases, Arguments Set for November 2025
September 10, 2025
The U.S. Supreme Court has granted petitions for writs of certiorari in cases challenging the tariffs imposed by President Trump. This formal petition requests that the Supreme Court review the decision made by a lower court. Granting this writ of certiorari indicates the Court's agreement to hear and subsequently rule on the case. This development directly impacts e-commerce businesses navigating the current trade landscape.…
READ FULL POSTPost categories
- Industry News (5)
- Legal Update (18)
- Legislative Update (75)
- Organization News (5)
- Regulatory Update (61)
REcent Posts
Popular Tags
Ecommerce Innovation Alliance (111) EIA (110) FCC (63) FCC petition (16) Federal Communications Commission (47) Frivolous Lawsuits (15) illegal calls (18) mini-TCPA (24) Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (18) nuisance calls (15) quiet hours (22) robocalls (27) scam phone calls (22) shakedown litigation (21) SMS (30) sms marketing (51) spam calls (26) spam phone calls (19) TCPA (60) TCPA lawsuits (17) Telephone Consumer Protection Act (44) text messages (32) text messaging (26) text messaging laws (21) tracking technologies (17)
FCC Removes Over 1,200 More Non-Compliant Voice Providers from U.S. Networks
Ecommerce Innovation Alliance
September 11, 2025
The EIA recognizes the FCC’s recent action to remove over 1,200 additional non-compliant voice service providers from the Robocall Mitigation Database. This enforcement, effective August 25, 2025, directly disconnects these providers from U.S. phone networks until they comply with FCC regulations. This latest action builds upon the FCC's prior removal of 185 providers earlier in August. …
READ FULL POST