For Data breaches, US federal judge took a very positive step and affirmed the Federal Trade Commission’s authority to file lawsuits against companies for failing to take “reasonable and appropriate” data security measures, rejecting a claim that the agency lacks that power. District Judge Esther Salas of the US District Court of New Jersey denied Wyndham Worldwide’s motion to dismiss a 2012 suit filed against it by the FTC, clearing the way for the hotelier to stand trial on charges of deceptive and unfair business practices. The FTC has accused Wyndham which operates a number of hotel chains including …continue reading
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