In an historic decision with wide-reaching ramifications for data privacy and security, the Third Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed the Federal Trade Commission’s authority to regulate cyberspace under the “unfair and deceptive acts” provision in § 5 of the FTC...
Unlike many countries in the world, the United States does not have one regulatory agency with authority to monitor and enforce data privacy violations. The U.S. uses a sectoral model of data privacy protection, using a variety of enforcement mechanisms. One of those...