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A 1967 California eavesdropping law is now being aimed at AI chatbots, AI notetakers and the AI sitting inside Gmail itself. The legal theory will

Three regulatory moves landed within weeks of each other this spring. It would be easy to read them as one coordinated assault on email and

The UK regulator fined a Manchester debt-marketing firm £300,000 for 5.5 million unlawful texts, including fake bailiff threats. It is an SMS case, but it

A federal judge has refused to dismiss a class action accusing Hanesbrands of sending free shipping promotions wrapped in false urgency. The ruling keeps the

Travel and luggage brand Béis is facing three proposed class actions in Washington over a December 2025 campaign that dressed a promotional email up as

Washington’s Commercial Electronic Mail Act sat quiet for two decades. Eight lawsuits against retailers in the first twenty years after it passed in 2005. Then

The UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office is updating its direct marketing and PECR guidance to reflect the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025. The redraft is

A federal judge has denied Skechers USA’s motion to dismiss a proposed class action lawsuit alleging the retailer used misleading “false urgency” tactics in promotional

Australia’s communications regulator has slapped Latitude Finance Australia with a A$3.96 million penalty after finding the company breached spam laws more than 2.7 million times.

Whaleco Inc., which operates the Temu online marketplace, is facing a proposed class action lawsuit in California over allegations tied to its email marketing practices.

In a massive blow to the global “Phishing-as-a-Service” economy, an INTERPOL-coordinated operation in co-ordination with others including TrendMicro has dismantled a sprawling network of criminal

Australia’s ACMA rules order confirmations and shipping updates were commercial messages, because they contained promotions. Australian communications regulator ACMA has fined Lululemon A$702,900 (approximately US$460,000)

A 70-year-old Georgia man has been arrested in connection with a $103,000 phishing email scam that targeted a Connecticut manufacturing company, according to reporting by

The Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) has issued a pivotal clarification on its data cross-border transfer regime, solidifying a complex compliance landscape that demands immediate

The UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has issued two monetary penalties totalling £225,000 after finding millions of unlawful marketing messages were sent without valid consent

Yet another brand is getting caught in the net of new Washington legislation created to combat deceptive email practices. Skechers U.S.A., Inc. is the subject

So it seems there whole be plenty more legal cases for deceptive headlines, after our reports on Nike and Tommy Bahamas, a new class‑action complaint

A class-action complaint filed in Washington state argues that the airline misled customers by sending emails with subject lines such as “Last Day” and “Ending

The European Union’s landmark AI Act has officially entered into force, and while the full scope of its rules won’t be in effect for a

In a move that should provide welcome clarity for email marketers across Europe, Latvia’s data protection authority, the DVI, has addressed a common list-building question:

Big news from Malawi: MACRA is reviewing the Communications Act (Cap 68:01) and wants input by September 5, 2025. This could significantly impact email marketing,

A new federal amendment that took effect on 1 July 2025 bans storing Russian citizens’ personal data on servers outside Russia. All stages of collection,

The European Union stepping up yet again, and this time, the target is “digital fairness.” The European Commission has launched a public consultation on a

Israel’s Privacy Protection Law Amendment No. 13 will take effect on 15 August 2025, introducing sweeping changes for any organisation processing the personal data of