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Consumer Protection Law

2021

Notre Dame Law School

Journal of Legislation

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Cyber-Security, Privacy, And The Covid-19 Attenuation?, Vincent J. Samar Jan 2021

Cyber-Security, Privacy, And The Covid-19 Attenuation?, Vincent J. Samar

Journal of Legislation

Large-scale data brokers collect massive amounts of highly personal consumer information to be sold to whoever will pay their price, even at the expense of sacrificing individual privacy and autonomy in the process. In this Article, I will show how a proper understanding and justification for a right to privacy, in context to both protecting private acts and safeguarding information and states of affairs for the performance of such acts, provides a necessary background framework for imposing legal restrictions on such collections. This problem, which has already gained some attention in literature, now becomes even more worrisome, as government itself …


The Lack Of Regulation In Preventing Greenwashing Of Cosmetics In The U.S., Alexa Riccolo Jan 2021

The Lack Of Regulation In Preventing Greenwashing Of Cosmetics In The U.S., Alexa Riccolo

Journal of Legislation

If you walked through your local grocery or beauty store today, there is no doubt that you would be bombarded with thousands of different products. You may also observe that many labels accompanying these products utilize terms such as “organic,” “natural,” or “green” in their marketing efforts. Most consumers look to these labels and trust that the products are better for their health and the environment. In a recent study, over 80% of millennials believe that purchasing ecofriendly products not only improves their quality of life, but 75% of millennials are actively looking to make greener changes in their homes …