Court Affirms FTC Authority on Cybersecurity Issues

Gov Info Security: A Third Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel of judges ruled Aug. 24 that the FTC could proceed with its lawsuit against hotel chain Wyndham Worldwide Corp. The suit claims the company violated the FTC Act's unfair business practice provisions when it took inadequate security measures to protect consumer data. As a result, the FTC claims, Wyndham had data breaches that between 2008 and 2009 exposed more than 619,000 payment cards and other consumer information.

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