Exploring the evolution of cybersecurity and privacy law
On May 18, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) issued a policy statement warning companies of the ways that collecting and using biometric information, or using biometric information technologies, might amount to an unfair or deceptive practice in violation of Section 5 of the FTC Act.
The policy statement identified several potentially deceptive practices: false…
On December 9, 2015, Wyndham Worldwide Corporation, and related companies (collectively, “Wyndham”), reached a settlement with the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to resolve claims arising from three data breaches that the hotel chain suffered over several years. Wyndham did not admit to the FTC’s allegations of deceptive and unfair practices, but agreed to meet…
