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The Rise of Prescriptive Technical Safeguards in FTC Settlements

Samuel Adams

Samuel Adams

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The Rise of Prescriptive Technical Safeguards in FTC Settlements

This white paper reviews U.S. Federal Trade Commission settlements that have required increasingly specific remedies.

Published: September 2022

Contributor:

Samuel Adams

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This white paper reviews U.S. Federal Trade Commission settlements that have required increasingly specific remedies since the pivotal 2018 LabMD case. The paper provides a contextualization of why certain technologies like multifactor authentication are now stipulated in some FTC settlements, and if organizations should begin implementing technologies promoted by the commission, even if they have not yet been stipulated in a settlement order.

Tags: Enforcement, FTC, Infosecurity, Privacy Law, Privacy Operations Management, Privacy Research, Security Operations Management, Westin Research Center

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