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Will Wyndham Hotels Put Us on the Road to Rational Data Security Regulation?

I hope so. Here are the facts we need for this discussion: 1.         The Federal Trade Commission charged four different Wyndham corporations (which we’ll just call them all Wyndham here) with...

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The Federal Trade Commission Needs to Focus on Its Mission

Last we discussed serious questions about the FTC’s jurisdiction over data security matters.  Friday I stumbled upon this on the Federal Trade Commission website.   In case you don’t feel like jumping...

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Data Governance and the Law – Facebook’s Acquisition of WhatsApp Might Bring...

By now it should be clear to everyone that when you have a privacy policy you are expected to abide by the terms of that policy.  So, for example, if your privacy policy says you will not disclose any...

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The Federal Trade Commission Wants Transparency in Data Practices – But FTC...

It appears that we’ve got a problem with FTC Commissioners having undisclosed meetings with business representatives and business groups.  At a time when the FTC is seeking to expand its authority over...

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Data Collection, Personal Responsibility and the Law

In a recent article in the Huffington Post, John Whitehead asks this question: What would happen if the most powerful technology company in the world and the largest clandestine spying agency in the...

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The Federal Trade Commission Wants In On Big Data Regulation

The FTC has a tendency to see a role anywhere it wants to see a role. As described on its website, the FTC has a very broad mandate. Among other things, the FTC has the authority to investigate and...

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Mergers, Acquisitions and Combining Data

An article in PC World tells us of renewed interest in privacy issues that sometimes arise in mergers and acquisitions. The particular subject of that interest is pooling personal information after...

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