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Dechert Cyber Bits - Issue 56

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SEC Fines the New York Stock Exchange’s Parent Company $10 million for Failure to Promptly Notify Its Subsidiaries of Cybersecurity Breach - On May 22, 2024, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) imposed a $10...more

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Algorithmic Disgorgement: An Increasingly Important Part of the FTC’s Remedial Arsenal— AI: The Washington Report

Welcome to this week’s issue of AI: The Washington Report, a joint undertaking of Mintz and its government affairs affiliate, ML Strategies. This week, we discuss the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC or Commission) use of...more

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Inside the Healthcare Industry: Understanding Emerging Data Privacy & Security Risks and Regulations

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According to the Theft Resource Center and its 2022 data breach reports, data privacy and security threats are impacting all aspects of the healthcare industry – from providers to payers to medical device companies to...more

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In Amended Complaint, FTC Alleges Kochava, a Data Broker, Is Collecting, Using and Disclosing “Massive Amounts” of Precise...

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has long expressed a concern about the potential misuse of location data. For example, in a 2022 blog post, “Location, health, and other sensitive information: FTC committed to fully...more

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FTC Amends Safeguards Rule to Require Notification of Unauthorized Data Acquisitions to the Agency

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Back in 2021, the FTC announced substantial changes to the Rule that imposed more detailed and rigorous security requirements for covered financial institutions and was largely based on the New York State Department of...more

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FTC Issues Guidance on HIPAA, FTC Act, and Health Breaches

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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently issued guidance entitled “Collecting, Using, or Sharing Consumer Health Information? Look to HIPAA, the FTC Act, and the Health Breach Notification Rule.” The guidance points out...more

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[Webinar] FTC’s Heightened Scrutiny of Health Apps: Increased Enforcement Activity; Proposed HBNR Changes - September 26th, 10:00...

With recent events underscoring the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) heightened scrutiny of and enforcement efforts against health app companies collecting or using consumer health information, it's imperative for these same...more

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Right To Know - August 2023, Vol. 8

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Cyber, Privacy, and Technology Report - Welcome to your monthly rundown of all things cyber, privacy, and technology, where we highlight all the happenings you may have missed....more

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FTC Proposed Health Breach Notification Rule Changes Target the Online Collection of Health Data

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) continues to expand its regulation of health care data to ensure the data remains protected when shared with consumer-facing applications....more

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Minimizing Data to Minimize Exposure: Information Governance and Data Security Overlap

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How important is it for organizations to keep track of their data footprint? The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) thinks this is crucial. On Jan. 9, 2023, the FTC finalized a consent order following a breach. The order was...more

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[Webcast Transcript] Today’s Privacy Reality: AI, Assessments, Breach and DSARs

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Editor’s Note: On February 15, 2023, HaystackID shared an educational webcast to provide valuable insight into the ways in which AI is being used to address key issues in the realm of privacy and cybersecurity. The expert...more

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FTC finalizes data-security order with ed tech provider

On January 27, the FTC finalized an order with an education technology (ed tech) provider which claimed that the provider’s lax data security practices led to the exposure of millions of users and employees’ sensitive...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

Report on Patient Privacy Volume 23, Number 1. Privacy Briefs: January 2023

Report on Patient Privacy Volume 23, no 1 (January 2023) The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) said a data breach at a Medicare subcontractor impacted the personally identifiable information and protected...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

FTC finalizes data breach order with online alcohol marketplace

On January 10, the FTC announced it has finalized an order with a company that operates an online alcohol marketplace, along with its CEO, related to a data breach that allegedly exposed the personal information of roughly...more

Farella Braun + Martel LLP

Cybersecurity Regulation: Key Takeaways From an Unusual FTC Order That Will Follow CEO for a Decade

The FTC recently issued a proposed order that would settle an enforcement action against Drizly, LLC and its co-founder and CEO, James Rellas, arising from data breaches in 2018 and 2020 that affected over 2.5 million...more

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FTC Settles with Online Alcohol Company Drizly Following Data Breach

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The FTC has settled with online alcohol vendor Drizly, LLC and its CEO James Rellas (collectively, “Drizly”), to resolve allegations that Drizly violated the FTC Act by failing to employ reasonable security practices to...more

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Dechert Cyber Bits - Issue 21

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US Federal Appellate Court Issues Opinion on Proof of Injury in Data Breach Cases - On September 2, 2022, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit reinstated a class action lawsuit that had previously been dismissed...more

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New FTC Action on Data Security: Here’s What You Should Know

On Aug. 11, 2022, the Federal Trade Commission announced a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking regarding the collection, sharing and use of certain information which it refers to as “commercial surveillance data” and whether the...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Privacy & Cybersecurity Update - April 2022

In this month’s Privacy & Cybersecurity Update, we examine the FTC chair’s comments suggesting a potential shift in its approach to data privacy regulation, the European Data Protection Board’s request for comment on its...more

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Dechert Cyber Bits - Issue 12

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FTC Chair Lina Khan Questions Current Data Collection Practices by Private Industry at IAPP Global Privacy Summit, Suggests New Rulemaking May Be Necessary - In her first major privacy address since taking the helm of the...more

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Dechert Cyber Bits - Issue 10

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SEC Proposes New Cybersecurity Rules for Public Companies - On March 9, 2022, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) announced proposed amendments to its rules on cybersecurity. The proposed rules aim to “enhance and...more

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CFPB Likely to Delay Data Sharing Rule Until 2023

Section 1033 of the Dodd-Frank Act states that consumers have the right to access their own bank account and transaction data in a usable electronic format. This provision mandates that the CFPB adopt a rule relating to data...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

2021 Privacy and Cybersecurity Year in Review

FTC Activities in 2021 and Likely Trends for 2022 2021 saw the kickoff of the Khan era at the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). During FTC Chair Lina Khan's first nine months on the job, she has announced privacy and security...more

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Dechert Cyber Bits - Issue 2

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We are delighted to welcome you to the second issue of Dechert Cyber Bits, brought to you by members of our top-ranked, global Privacy & Cybersecurity practice. This second issue of Cyber Bits discusses key developments from...more

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Health App Vendors Be Warned: You Could Be Subject to FTC's Health Breach Notification Rule

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The surge in new health apps and connected devices, which only increased during the pandemic, continues to raise many legal and ethical questions. As a result, lawmakers have been scrambling to define the obligations...more

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