Following up on Senior Counsel Rich Santalesa’s recent post on the FTC officially entering the “Internet of things” space by proposing a consent order settlement with TRENDnet, he spoke with Colin O’Keefe of LXBN TV on the subject. In the below concise video interview, he explains what TRENDnet did to draw the FTC’s ire and […]
Category: FTC
FTC Enters “Internet of Things” Arena With TRENDnet Proposed Settlement
With predictions that by 2020 more than 30 billion devices will be wirelessly connected to the “Internet of Things” the issues for data security and privacy in an “all-connected, all-the-time” world are massive. And as the FTC continues to forge ahead in efforts to address mobile and other burgeoning security matters it recently entered the […]
FTC Report Issues Recommendation on Mobile Payments
This year, 2013, is definitely shaping up to be the “Year of Mobile” at the FTC, as predicted last month. Just last week the FTC’s latest Staff Report, Paper, Plastic,… Mobile – An FTC Workshop on Mobile Payments (“Staff Report,” PDF) serves to kick the ball further downfield in the FTC’s mobile push and begins […]
FTC Releases Recommendations for Mobile Privacy Disclosures
This weekend’s excellent Superbowl game, which was delayed by a power outage that prompted several announcers in passing to mention the “extra power” used by tablets and smartphones, highlighted that the mobile arena continues to take center stage everywhere. We’ve covered the growing attention on mobile privacy policies and data gathering in recent posts (see, […]
FTC Recommends Best Practices for Facial Recognition Technologies
Regardless of your view of government, you have to on some level hand it to the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”). It is doggedly persistent, like perhaps few other federal agencies, in working to stay ahead of the ever breaking digital security and privacy wave. At the end of 2011 the FTC hosted a unique workshop […]
FTC Issues Final Commission Report on Protecting Consumer Privacy
Earlier today the Federal Trade Commission issued its long-awaited final report entitled “Protecting Consumer Privacy in an Era of Rapid Change: A Proposed Framework for Businesses and Policymakers” (the “Framework”). The Framework focuses on three primary principles: 1) Privacy by Design; 2) Simplified Choice for Businesses and Consumers; and 3) Greater Transparency. The vote approving […]
A Handful of 2012 Privacy & Security Predictions
Even though 2011 was an extremely active year on the information security and privacy fronts – with a blizzard of proposed legislation, near weekly front page data breaches and the continued full leap into the cloud with its securities issues – I predict that 2012 events across the privacy and data security landscape will make […]
FTC Seeks Public Comments on Facial Recognition Technology
Although Christmas, the holiday season and the end of year break are on most people’s minds, the FTC soldiers on. Right before Christmas it announced that it’s seeking public comments on facial recognition technology, the latest bete noire to hit the privacy stage in some circles. The deadline for filing a public comment is January […]
What’s Next for the FTC’s Proposed Privacy Framework?
The December 2010 release of the FTC’s much anticipated Privacy Framework, included the typical public comment period, which ended in February. We’ve looked at the 442 separate submitted comments received by the FTC, available here, from individuals and associations, corporations and organizations. The goal was to uncover what themes, trends and thoughts are raised by […]
FTC Issues Guide for Businesses on Securing Digital Copiers
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently released a new publication in the wake of numerous news accounts highlighting the potential data security issues posed by modern digital copiers. (See, e.g., Digital Copy Machines Pose Security Concerns, Alburquerque News, July 28, 2010, available here; Digital Photocopiers Loaded with Secrets, CBS Evening News, April 15, 2010, available […]
Review of FTC’s Proposed Privacy Framework
Last week the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) released its anticipated 122-page staff report on Protecting Consumer Privacy in an Era of Rapid Change: A Proposed Framework for Businesses and Policymakers (the “Report”), which we covered in brief here immediately following its release. In this part of our review, and in following parts, we dig into […]
