Last week’s ruling in favor of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) in its court battle with Wyndham Worldwide—together with several Congressional bills and a White House draft Consumer Privacy Bill of Rights, each of which would expand FTC authority—has industry worried, CMS Passcode reports. U.S. Chamber Litigation Center’s Steven Lehotsky said, “We are concerned that Monday’s decision will exacerbate the unfortunate trend over the last 10 years of ad hoc litigation and overregulation” with regard to cybersecurity. However, in a column for The Hill, ForeScout Technologies CEO Michael DeCesare argued the ruling “should shift the current game of ‘hot potato’ … to hopefully one of accountability by putting consumer data protection first.” Editor’s Note: IAPP VP of Research and Education Omer Tene examined the significance of last week’s ruling in a post for Privacy Perspectives.
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