The FTC finalized a settlement with GoDaddy over allegations that the domain registry failed to implement proper security measures, which prompted data breaches, the commission said Wednesday. Under the order, GoDaddy cannot make misrepresentations about its security or compliance with privacy or security programs. In addition, it must establish an information-security program and hire a third-party assessor to review it.
FTC Chairman Andrew Ferguson and Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., will headline the FTC’s June 4 workshop on child online safety, the commission announced Monday.
The FTC will delay enforcement of some recent changes to its Negative Option Rule until July 14 to allow regulated entities additional time to comply, the agency said in a statement Friday.
DOJ’s proposed antitrust remedies against Google could force the company to “finally compete on protecting consumer privacy,” FTC Consumer Protection Bureau Deputy Director Katherine White said Friday.
Companies participating in the FTC’s children’s privacy safe harbor program should review and update websites and service public notices by July 21, Davis Wright Tremaine attorneys said in a Monday post.
Executive power ultimately rests with the president, and firing subordinate officers is the most direct method of exercising this power, so President Donald Trump was within his right to fire FTC Commissioners Rebecca Kelly Slaughter and Alvaro Bedoya, the Christian Employers Alliance argued in a brief with the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia on Thursday.
Companies should consider taking concrete action to comply with forthcoming changes to the FTC’s Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) rule, compliance attorneys at Paul Hastings said Thursday.
The U.S. should continue exploring app store age-verification laws like the measure passed in Utah, FTC Commissioner Melissa Holyoak said at the IAPP Global Privacy Summit on Tuesday evening.
Digital Progress Institute President Joel Thayer said Tuesday he has decided against joining the office of FTC Commissioner Mark Meador as chief of staff (see 2504160020). “After giving it deep thought, engaging in conversations with the Commissioner, and, most importantly, consulting with my family, I have decided to remain as president” of the institute, Thayer said on LinkedIn. “Even though I will not be in the office, I will continue to support his and the Trump Administration's agenda to rein in #BigTech, promote issues that help American families, and advance a true free market.”
To preserve a free and open internet, a balance needs to be struck between advertising -- specifically targeted ads -- and protecting users' data, an FTC official and industry experts said Tuesday at the Interactive Advertising Bureau's Public Policy & Legal Summit.