The Federal Trade Commission weighs in on Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) compliance during the COVID-19 pandemic:
Continue Reading FTC Provides Guidance on COPPA Compliance in Relation to Remote Learning
Responding to recent reports that the U.S. Government may send payments by check or direct deposit to Americans in the near future to offset some of the economic damage done
Continue Reading FTC Issues Tips for Consumers to Avoid COVID-19 Financial Relief Payment Scams
Following an 11th Circuit Court decision that struck down a 2018 Federal Trade Commission (FTC) order as “unenforceably vague,” the FTC has “instructed staff to closely review [their] orders
Continue Reading Following Circuit Court Ruling, FTC Revamps Data Security Enforcement Orders
Data minimization is coming to the United States.
The Federal Trade Commission cited failure to delete information which is no longer needed as a failure to implement reasonable protection.
In a complaint, the Federal Trade Commission alleges that between January 2017 and October 2018, RagingWire Data Centers, Inc. claimed in its online privacy policy that the company participated in
Continue Reading FTC Alleges Nevada Data Center Company Made False Privacy Shield Claims
“Company executives would face possible jail time for lying to the Federal Trade Commission about privacy and data security matters, under a new bill by U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden, a
Continue Reading Proposal Would Hold Executives Personally Responsible for Lying to the FTC About Privacy and Data Security
The FTC is stepping up privacy enforcement – reports Bloomberg Law‘s Sara Merken.
“The Federal Trade Commission is issuing specific data security requirements to companies as part of
Continue Reading Report: FTC Ramping Up Data Privacy Enforcment
Is the FTC’s Google-YouTube settlement a “game changer”?
“It’s three times larger than any privacy penalty assessed against Google anywhere else in the world, and it is 10 times larger
Continue Reading FTC’s YouTube Settlement Three Times Larger Than Any Other Privacy Penalty Assessed Against Google
The Federal Trade Commission and New York Attorney General have entered into landmark settlement with Google and YouTube for alleged violations of the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) Rule.
Continue Reading FTC and New York Attorney General Reach Settlement With Google, YouTube Over Alleged COPPA Violations
The Federal Trade Commission has approved a final consent order settling charges that a background screening company falsely claimed to be in compliance with the EU-U.S. and Swiss-U.S. Privacy Shield
Continue Reading FTC Reaches Settlement With Company Over Privacy Shield Misrepresentations