As data breaches are on the rise, the old adage rings true: it’s not a question of if, but when. More companies are experiencing crippling breaches and the statistics are alarming: According to IBM Security’s Cost of a Data Breach…
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Eight Best Practices for Avoiding Data Breaches
Tagged with: attorneys general, data breach, data security, enforcement, FTC
Posted in Data Breach, Data Security, Policies and Procedures, Standards
Posted in Data Breach, Data Security, Policies and Procedures, Standards
FTC Announces Record Settlement for Children’s Privacy Violations
On February 27, the FTC announced that the operators of the video social networking application Musical.ly, now known as TikTok, agreed to pay $5.7 million to settle allegations that it violated the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA). According to the…
Tagged with: FTC, legislation, privacy, regulations
Posted in FTC, Privacy, Regulations, Social Media
Posted in FTC, Privacy, Regulations, Social Media
Senators Introduce Data Care Act to Establish Duties for Online Service Providers
On December 12, 2018, Senator Schatz (D-HI), along with 15 other Senators, introduced the Data Care Act of 2018 “to establish duties for online service providers with respect to end user data that such providers collect and use.” The bill…
Tagged with: cyber security, data security, FTC, GDPR, hearings, legislation, policies and procedures, privacy, regulations
Posted in FTC, Legislation, Privacy, Standards
Posted in FTC, Legislation, Privacy, Standards
Senate Subcommittee Evaluates Expansion of the FTC’s Data and Privacy Authority
On November 27, 2018, the U.S. Senate Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Product Safety, Insurance, and Data Security held a hearing titled “Oversight of the Federal Trade Commission,” which included testimony from Chairman Joseph Simons and Commissioners Rohit Chopra, Noah Phillips,…
Tagged with: breach, cyber security, cybersecurity, FTC, legislation, privacy, regulations
Posted in FTC, Legislation, Privacy, Regulations
Posted in FTC, Legislation, Privacy, Regulations
FTC Loses in LabMD Data Security Case: ALJ Sets High Bar for Consumer Harm
On November 13, 2015, an administrative law judge (“ALJ”) ruled against the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) in its high-profile data security case against LabMD. The ALJ ruled that the FTC had failed to show that LabMD’s conduct had caused harm…
Tagged with: breach, cyber security, data breach, ePHI, file sharing, FTC, HHS, OCR, peer-to-peer, risk assessment, safeguards, security practices, unfair act or practice
Posted in Data Breach, Data Security, FTC, HIPAA, Litigation
Posted in Data Breach, Data Security, FTC, HIPAA, Litigation
