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Did your business receive a CID? The FTC means business

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When businesses know the rules of the road, they can confidently invest in new ventures, technologies, and products. Under my leadership, the FTC’s Bureau of Consumer Protection (BCP) is committed to...
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No, hashing still doesn't make your data anonymous

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The Federal Trade Commission routinely evaluates the privacy representations a company makes against their data handling practices. [1] When discrepancies arise between claim and reality, incorrect...
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Safeguards Rule notification requirement now in effect

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If your business is covered by the FTC’s Gramm-Leach Bliley Safeguards Rule, an amendment to the Rule that requires covered companies to report certain data breaches and other security events to the...
Technology Blog

Cars & Consumer Data: On Unlawful Collection & Use

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Some say the car a person drives can say a lot about them. As cars get “connected,” this turns out to be truer than many people might have realized. While connectivity can let drivers do things like...
Technology Blog

Keeping Your Privacy Enhancing Technology (PET) Promises

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A look into multi-party computation and oblivious proxies The landscape of digital privacy is constantly evolving as companies and researchers implement new methods to enhance user privacy. For...
Business Blog

Tenant screening practices: The FTC wants to hear from you

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Millions of people in the U.S. rent their home. Their landlord could be a small mom-and-pop property owner, a large property management company, a public housing agency, or some other kind of...