For our webinar last Thursday, “Consumer Protection: What’s Happening at the FTC,” we were joined by special guest speakers Andrew Smith, Director of the FTC’s Bureau of Consumer Protection, and Malini Mithal, Associate...more
5/14/2020
/ Antitrust Provisions ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
COPPA ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Credit Reports ,
Data Security ,
Enforcement Actions ,
False Advertising ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
FinTech ,
Lead Generators ,
Popular ,
Scams ,
Small Business Loans
Alabama officially joined the data breach notification party last month when the state’s governor signed a data breach notification law that will take effect on June 1, 2018. ...more
The CFPB’s Office of Inspector General has issued a report indicating that, in performing an audit of the CFPB’s encryption of data on mobile devices issued to staff members, the OIG found the CFPB had not yet completed all...more
2/1/2018
/ Audits ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Encryption ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
Laptop Computers ,
Mobile Device Management ,
Mobile Devices ,
OIG ,
Regulatory Agencies ,
Regulatory Freeze ,
Risk Management
Banks and other companies subject to the CFPB’s jurisdiction face the possibility that the CFPB could begin using its authority under Sections 1031 and 1036 of the Dodd-Frank Act (which proscribe unfair, deceptive or abusive...more
9/1/2015
/ Banking Sector ,
Banks ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Cyber Crimes ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Dodd-Frank ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Financial Institutions ,
FTC Act ,
FTC v Wyndham ,
Hackers ,
Jurisdiction ,
Privacy Policy ,
Section 5 ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices ,
Wyndham