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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: 20 Sept. 2022

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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.

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Contributors:

Samuel Adams

Staff Attorney, Bradley Arant Boult Cummings


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Data securityLaw and regulationLitigation and case lawRegulatory guidanceU.S. federal regulationLegalPrivacy
RESOURCE ARTICLE

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: 20 Sept. 2022

View PDF

Contributors:

Samuel Adams

Staff Attorney, Bradley Arant Boult Cummings


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.

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This content is eligible for Continuing Professional Education credits. Please self-submit according to CPE policy guidelines.

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Tags:

Data securityLaw and regulationLitigation and case lawRegulatory guidanceU.S. federal regulationLegalPrivacy

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