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Stick with Security: FTC resources for your business

Thomas B. Pahl, Acting Director, FTC Bureau of Consumer Protection
In our Stick with Security blog series, we’ve done our best to dive deeper into data security by focusing on the lessons learned from recent cases, insights from closed investigations, and the
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A clothes look at the RN database: Q&A with FTC staff

Lesley Fair
It’s not much bigger than a postage stamp, but the label on many textile, wool, and fur products provides important information, including fiber content, country of origin, and a company name or
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Stick with Security: Secure paper, physical media, and devices

Thomas B. Pahl, Acting Director, FTC Bureau of Consumer Protection
High-profile hackers grab the headlines. But some data thieves prefer old school methods – rifling through file cabinets, pinching paperwork, and pilfering devices like smartphones and flash drives
Competition Matters

You can’t certify substantial compliance with just a “Partial Log”

D. Bruce Hoffman, Acting Director, Bureau of Competition
In order to reduce the burden associated with submitting detailed information for every document withheld on a claim of privilege, the Bureau has established an optional two-step privilege log process
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Fraud alerts vs. credit freezes: FTC FAQs

Lesley Fair
UPDATE: As of September 21, 2018, the law says credit freezes are free for everyone, and alerts now last one year (not 90 days). Read more here. Consumers are apprehensive about the security of their
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How an “invention promotion” outfit demoted the truth

Lesley Fair
It sounds like there was some “inventing” going on at Florida-based invention promotion firm World Patent Marketing, but a Preliminary Injunction in a case brought by the FTC suggests it wasn’t the
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Three FTC actions of interest to influencers

Lesley Fair
If you have any influence over influencers, alert them to three developments, including the FTC’s first law enforcement action against individual online influencers for their role in misleading
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Stick with Security: Secure remote access to your network

Thomas B. Pahl, Acting Director, FTC Bureau of Consumer Protection
Ask a business person where their office is located and the likely answer is “everywhere.” They’re working from home, staying in the loop while traveling, and catching up on email between sales calls
Competition Matters

Getting in Sync with HSR Timing Considerations

Premerger Notification Office Staff, Bureau of Competition
The Hart Scott Rodino (HSR) Act and Rules require that parties to certain mergers and acquisitions submit premerger notification filings and wait before consummating the transaction. Parties must
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4 Gramm-Leach-Bliley tips to take from FTC’s TaxSlayer case

Lesley Fair
If you or your clients are in the tax preparation field, there are three letters you should focus on. OK, I-R-S may be the first thing on your mind. But as the FTC’s proposed settlement with TaxSlayer