On March 31, 2016, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) voted along party lines (3-2) to launch a notice of proposed rulemaking (Notice or NPRM) to establish privacy rules for Broadband Internet Access...more
4/11/2016
/ Broadband ,
Communications Act of 1934 ,
Customer Proprietary Network Information (CPNI) ,
Data Security ,
ECPA ,
FCC ,
Internet Service Providers (ISPs) ,
NPRM ,
Open Internet Rules ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Section 222 ,
Telecommunications
Last week, Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam signed into law SB 2005, which makes two amendments to the state’s data breach notification statute – effective July 1, 2016. With these amendments, Tennessee has joined a handful of...more
Earlier this week, the FTC issued orders to nine credit card and payment security auditors in an effort to gain insight into data security compliance auditing and its role in protecting consumers’ information and privacy....more
On March 2, the CFPB settled its first data security enforcement action against Iowa-based Dwolla Inc. Launched as a startup in 2009, Dwolla is an online payment platform that enables customers to transfer money directly...more
Yesterday, the FTC announced that it had entered into a settlement agreement with Taiwan-based computer hardware manufacturer ASUSTeK Computer Inc., resolving allegations that the company failed to take reasonable steps to...more
After four years of litigation, this past Wednesday, Wyndham Worldwide Corporation and three of its subsidiaries (collectively, “Wyndham”) settled the Federal Trade Commission’s (“FTC”) allegations that the global...more
12/16/2015
/ Audits ,
Data Breach ,
Data Security ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
FTC Act ,
FTC v Wyndham ,
PCI-DSS Standard ,
Section 5 ,
Settlement ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices ,
Wyndham
On November 5, the FTC hosted its second “Start With Security” event in Austin, Texas in an effort to provide companies with practical tips and strategies for implementing effective data security....more
Last week, the FTC sent a closing letter to Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC (“Morgan Stanley”) relating to the agency’s investigation over whether Morgan Stanley engaged in unfair or deceptive acts or practices by failing to...more