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FTC Signals Heightened Scrutiny on the Security of APIs

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On Jan. 15, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced a proposed settlement with web hosting giant GoDaddy over alleged violations of Section 5 of the FTC Act. Specifically, the FTC alleged that GoDaddy had violated the...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Eleventh Circuit LabMD Decision Significantly Restrains FTC's Remedial Powers in Data Security and Privacy Actions

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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit recently released its highly anticipated decision in the long-running case pitting the now-defunct medical laboratory LabMD against the Federal Trade Commission (FTC),...more

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck

Heads of the FTC Push Back on Chief Administrative Law Judge and Find Consumer Harm in LabMD Data Leak

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On July 29, 2016, the three Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) commissioners vacated their chief administrative law judge’s bold decision to dismiss the agency’s action against a medical testing lab, LabMD, In the Matter of...more

WilmerHale

LabMD Opinion Reverses ALJ Decision; Articulates Standard for “Substantial Injury” Under the Unfairness Prong of the FTC Act for...

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In a widely anticipated move, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has overruled a decision by its own Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) that had dismissed a case against a medical testing laboratory accused of unreasonable data...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

3rd Circuit Affirms FTC’s Cybersecurity Oversight

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If you read one thing: - The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) secured a major appellate victory in its quest to challenge lax corporate cybersecurity practices - In light of the 3rd Circuit’s decision,...more

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In FTC v. Wyndham Worldwide, Third Circuit Upholds FTC Authority to Enforce Flawed Cybersecurity Measures

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In a much anticipated decision, the Third Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the authority of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to enforce actions against companies who have been subject to a data breach. The FTC sued...more

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