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Former Uber CISO Appealing His Conviction
Joe Sullivan, Uber’s CEO during their 2016 data breach, is appealing his conviction. Prosecutors charged Sullivan, whom Uber hired as CISO after the 2014 breach, of withholding information about the 2016 incident ...
FTC: Americans lost $2.7 Billion Since 2021 to Social Media Scams
Americans lost a whopping $2.7 billion in scams that reached them via social media, and the actual figure could be much higher, according to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). Of those who ...
Behind the Headlines: Understanding The FTC’s Microsoft Case
The Xbox network, more popularly known and branded as Xbox Live, has been one of Microsoft's most successful and popular ventures of the past two decades. Available in 42 countries, Xbox Live ...
Behind the Headlines: Understanding The FTC’s Microsoft Case
The Xbox network, more popularly known and branded as Xbox Live, has been one of Microsoft's most successful and popular ventures of the past two decades. Available in 42 countries, Xbox Live ...
Exploring the FTC’s Enforcement Action for Violation of & Amendments to the Health Breach Notification Rule (HBNR)
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is at it again. This time it brings an enforcement action against an ovulation tracking application for: deceiving consumers by disclosing sensitive personal data to third-party organizations, ...
What EdTech Companies Can Learn From FTC’s Recent Enforcement Action
Introduction The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) doesn’t shy away from enforcing actions against organizations that are violating laws put in place to protect the privacy of individuals. On May 22, 2023, the ...
The FTC’s Complaint Against Ring, Detecting Malware Infected Apps, America’s Most Cybersecure Companies
The FTC charged Ring, the Amazon-owned home security camera company, for compromising customer privacy and having inadequate security measures. Employees accessed private videos, while hackers exploited vulnerabilities and now Ring needs to ...
FTC Cracks Down on Unauthorized Disclosure of Health Information for Advertising: A Roundup of Recent Enforcement Actions
Lately, the Federal Trade commission (FTC) has taken an increased interest in protecting the consumers’ digital health information by cracking down on companies deploying unfair and deceptive practices to share user health ...
Biden’s National Cybersecurity Strategy, BetterHelp’s FTC Fine, Chick-fil-A Data Breach
What you need to know about Biden’s new National Cybersecurity Strategy, which aims to provide a framework of what the current administration wants the US federal government, critical infrastructure organizations, and private ...
FTC Proposes Eliminating Non-Compete Clauses
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) chair, Lina M. Khan, recently announced the commission’s intent to adjust a rule that would prohibit non-compete agreements by workers or independent contractors. Their rationale? Unfair competition—which, ...
