FTC Mum on Data Privacy Next Steps After Appeals Court Loss
The FTC elected not to ask the full U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit to review a ruling that erased the agency's enforcement action against LabMD Inc. Still, FTC chair Joe Simons said recently that "privacy and data security will continue to be an enforcement priority."
July 31, 2018 at 03:14 PM
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Federal Trade Commission. Credit: Diego M. Radzinschi / ALM lost appeals panel said Ropes & Gray Joseph Simons, formerly of Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, testifies Wednesday at his confirmation hearing to lead the Federal Trade Commission. Credit: Diego M. Radzinschi / NLJ called Wiley Rein predicted investigating King & Spalding lawyers argued Read more: FTC's Limited Data-Privacy Power Makes Chair Joe Simons 'Nervous' 11th Circuit Erases FTC Ruling That Ordered 'Sweeping' Data Security Program So Much for 'Consensus': Big Law Pick for Consumer Chief Divides FTC What FTC Nominees Are Saying About the Equifax Data Breach
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