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FTC Wants to Ban AI-Powered Impersonation

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On February 15, 2024, the FTC published the Rule on Impersonation of Government and Businesses, permitting the FTC to file federal court cases directly against scammers to return the money made while impersonating government...more

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FTC Proposes Changes to COPPA Rule

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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) gave privacy lawyers a long-awaited Christmas gift on December 20, 2023: its notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) to amend the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) Rule. The NPRM...more

Wiley Rein LLP

FTC Joins the Cloud Security Discussion

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On March 22, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC or Commission) issued its Solicitation for Public Comments on the Business Practices of Cloud Computing Providers. The FTC is seeking information about the market power and...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

King & Spalding

The FTC Launches Its Long-Awaited Data Privacy & Security Rulemaking

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95 Problems but Privacy Won’t Be One? The ANPRM lists ninety-five (95) data privacy and security-related issues about which the FTC seeks public comment—everything from the way that companies process consumer data to how...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Privacy & Cybersecurity Update - August 2022

In this month’s Privacy & Cybersecurity Update, we review the FTC’s proposed data privacy and cybersecurity rulemaking and the European Data Protection Board’s draft guidelines on the calculation of GDPR administrative fines....more

Shutts & Bowen LLP

FTC to Embark on New Privacy Rulemaking

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Privacy and data security professionals have been closely monitoring the ongoing battle regarding a new proposed federal law, the American Data Privacy and Protection Act ( ADPPA), which in July made it out of committee with...more

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Federal Privacy and Data Security Regulation on the Horizon: The FTC Announces Proposed Rulemaking

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The Federal Trade Commission announced on August 11, 2022, that it is seeking public comment regarding its Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on commercial surveillance and data security. The Federal Trade Commission...more

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FTC announces advanced notice of proposed rulemaking on commercial surveillance and data security

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The FTC has issued a long-anticipated Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPR) regarding commercial surveillance and data security practices. The FTC invites public comment on a wide range of issues (through more than 95...more

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FTC Seeks Public Comments Following Introduction of Federal Privacy Bill

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Data privacy and security are again taking center stage in Washington, DC. On the heels of Congress’s introduction of the American Data Privacy and Protection Act (ADPPA), the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced on...more

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FTC Overhauls Safeguards Rule Regarding Customer Information Applicable to Auto-Dealers and Other "Financial Institutions"

On October 27, 2021, the FTC announced that it intends to publish (1) a final rule to amend the Standards for Safeguarding Customer Information (Safeguards Rule); (2) a supplemental notice and request for public comment on...more

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NIST Publishes Draft Security Criteria for Consumer Software

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Consumer software providers will soon have the option to label their software as compliant with National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) standards for software security. On November 1, 2021, NIST published its...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Federal Financial Agencies Seek Comments on Use of Artificial Intelligence

Artificial intelligence continues to remain a focus in 2021, as we predicted at the start of the year. From the FTC, to the EU, to others, regulators of all kinds are paying attention to companies’ use of these tools. In the...more

Rothwell, Figg, Ernst & Manbeck, P.C.

FTC Settles with Zoom Over Subpar Security and Misleading Data Privacy Practices

Earlier this week, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced a settlement with Zoom that will require the company to enhance its data security practices to address allegations that the videoconferencing provider engaged in...more

Stoel Rives - Global Privacy & Security Blog®

Achieving Industry Standards

For Cybersecurity and Privacy, “What Are the Industry Standards? Are We Meeting Them?” These are questions the FTC Chairman, Joseph Simons, strongly suggested a CEO must ask before a data breach occurs to avoid the...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Summary of FTC COPPA Workshop – Key Issues and Takeaways

On October 7, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC or the “Commission”) brought together privacy and technology stakeholders for a public workshop aimed at informing updates to regulations promulgated under the Children’s Online...more

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Last Chance for Financial Companies to Weigh in On New FTC Data Security Standards

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For the first time in 17 years, the FTC is proposing significant increases to the information security standards which apply to those financial institutions that are regulated by the FTC and are not already subject to similar...more

White & Case LLP

Consumer financial services: The road ahead: Payment processing

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The CFPB continued to be active in the consumer payments space in 2018, while the Federal Reserve and market participants considered the future of payment processing, including the development of faster payment systems....more

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FTC Seeks Comment on Proposed Changes to GLBA Implementing Rules

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The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) issued notices on March 5 seeking public comment on proposed amendments to the regulations implementing the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (“GLBA”), commonly known as the Safeguards Rule and...more

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FTC Announces Plans to Hold Roundtables on Consumer Protection and Competition Issues - Privacy, Data Security, Big Data and the...

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On Aug. 6, 2018, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced plans to hold a series of public hearings from the fall of 2018 to January 2019 that will focus on key issues impacting the U.S. consumer. Specifically, these...more

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FTC And ASUS Reach Settlement Over Risk To Consumer Privacy In ASUS-Branded Routers

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To date, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission has brought over 60 enforcement actions regarding company data security practices, and 2016 is already no different. On February 23, 2016, the FTC and Taiwanese computer hardware...more

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