FTC Watch | FTC Continues to Feel Ripple Effects from Defeat in LabMD Case

Keep up with what’s happening in privacy, data security, and all things cyber – from California’s CCPA, CPPA, and CPRA to FTC and SEC actions to EU #GDPR guidance – from our Privacy, Cyber & Data Strategy Group.

The Federal Trade Commission’s Bureau of Consumer Protection director used a blog post to summarize three primary areas where the FTC has strengthened data security orders. Our Cybersecurity Preparedness & Response Team examines seven recent data security orders and offers lessons to be learned from them.

Kathleen Benway is quoted on the U.S. Federal Trade Commission’s strengthened data security orders and the implications for businesses. 

Our Privacy & Data Security Group reviews the Eleventh Circuit’s decision narrowing the FTC’s authority to impose broad cybersecurity measures on defendants, but cautions it would be a mistake to interpret the ruling as preventing the FTC from regulating cybersecurity and data privacy.