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FTC Data Security Case Moves Forward

April 10, 2014

Behnam Dayanim and Mary-Elizabeth Hadley

In a much-anticipated decision earlier this week, the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey affirmed the Federal Trade Commission’s authority to pursue data security concerns as unfair trade practices even in the absence of regulations setting out substantive security requirements. Check out our Stay Current for more information on the case and its holding.