Data Security, Privacy Policy, FTC v Wyndham

What is reasonable? The emerging legalities of cybersecurity post-Wyndham

Foley Hoag LLP - Security, Privacy and the... on 10/1/2015

This month’s edition of the Advanced Cyber Security Center’s newletter includes my discussion of lessons to be learned from the Wyndham decision: Historically, security was an issue reserved in a back room for the IT...more

Advertising Law - September 2015

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP on 9/17/2015

Third Circuit Affirms FTC's Power to Regulate Data Security Practices - Affirming the power of the Federal Trade Commission to regulate corporate cybersecurity, the Third Circuit Court of Appeals held that the agency...more

Federal appeals court confirms FTC authority to regulate cybersecurity policies and procedures

Ballard Spahr LLP on 9/1/2015

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

Third Circuit affirms FTC’s jurisdiction over security practices in Wyndham case

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider on 8/31/2015

In a strongly worded opinion, the Third Circuit Court of Appeals on Monday slammed Wyndham Worldwide Corporation’s arguments that the FTC did not have jurisdiction to enforce the security practices of businesses following a...more

Appellate Court Confirms the FTC’s Power to Regulate Cybersecurity

Snell & Wilmer on 8/27/2015

In a highly-anticipated decision, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit has ruled in FTC v. Wyndham Worldwide Corporation that the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) is authorized to pursue lawsuits against those who...more

New Potential Liability for Data Security: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit Announces FTC has Authority to Scrutinize a...

Bilzin Sumberg on 8/26/2015

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit announced that the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has the authority to scrutinize a business’s data security protocol -- and to file a complaint if the FTC finds that protocol...more