On Oct. 27, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) amended its Standards for Safeguarding Customer Information (the Safeguards Rule), promulgated under the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA), to require financial institutions to provide notice to the FTC of data breaches that impact 500 or more consumers (the Amendment). This comes after the FTC’s major update to the
Nov. 14 EVENT | An Old (Data) Dog’s New Tricks: How Retro Laws are Being Used to Create Modern Risk
Greenberg Traurig Data Privacy & Cybersecurity attorneys Tyler Thompson and Andrea Maciejewski will present the CLE webinar “An Old (Data) Dog’s New Tricks: How Retro Laws are Being Used to Create Modern Risk” Nov. 14 at 12:00 p.m. EST. With increased focus on data issues but limited avenues to bring claims, both plaintiff firms…
FTC Proposes Changes to Health Breach Notification Rule
On May 18, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a proposed rule that would expand the existing Health Breach Notification Rule (HBNR) to cover health applications (apps) and other similar technologies. Given the rapid evolution of the health technology industry since the HBNR was issued in 2009, the FTC has expressed concern that the…
Increased Global Regulatory Focus on Mobile Apps: What Companies Should Know
Data protection authorities worldwide, including France’s Commission Nationale de l’Informatique et des Libertés (CNIL), the California attorney general (CAG), and the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC), recently have indicated their intention to increase privacy enforcement efforts against mobile apps. As the digital landscape continues to evolve, data protection and privacy concerns remain…
FTC Delays Compliance Date of the Safeguards Rule
Go-To Guide:
- The Safeguards Rule compliance deadline is delayed by six months
- Eight subsections of the Safeguards Rule are affected by the delay
- The new effective date for compliance is June 9, 2023
- The FTC cited implementation challenges for small business as the reason for the delay.
On Nov. 15, 2022, the Federal Trade Commission…
With Updated Safeguards Rule, FTC Signals New Wave of Cybersecurity Enforcement for Financial Institutions
On Oct. 27, 2021, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) amended its Standards for Safeguarding Customer Information (the “Safeguards Rule”), promulgated under the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA).
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U.S. Supreme Court Limits the FTC’s Authority to Seek Monetary Relief in Deceptive Practices Enforcement Cases
In a unanimous decision released on April 22, 2021, the U.S. Supreme Court upended decades of lower court precedent by finding that Section 13(b) of the Federal Trade Commission Act (FTC Act) does not authorize the FTC to seek, or a court to award, equitable monetary relief such as restitution or disgorgement. Instead, in AMG…
FTC Consumer Privacy Protection Priorities Under New Acting Chairwoman Slaughter
On Feb. 10, 2021, Acting Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chairwoman Rebecca Kelly Slaughter offered a glimpse of where the FTC may be headed under the Biden administration and confirmed that privacy remains among the Commission’s top priorities.
In her keynote address to the Future of Privacy Forum, Slaughter shared her views on the FTC’s role…