The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit has rejected Wyndham Worldwide Corp.’s effort to end a Federal Trade Commission (FTC) case alleging Wyndham failed “to secure its computers from Russian hackers,” BloombergBusiness reports. While the FTC said it has the power to bring enforcement actions against companies that fail “to take reasonable steps to prevent breaches,” Wyndham argued that if the FTC’s jurisdiction extends that far, it might as well have the power “to regulate the locks on hotel room doors,” the report states. The court disagreed, calling that view “alarmist.” Meanwhile, the FTC has published its Statement of Enforcement Principles, which shed light on how it applies “its statutory authority under Section 5 of the FTC Act,” The National Law Review reports. Editor’s Note: The IAPP’s FTC Casebook serves as on an online resource for all things FTC.
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