U.S. Law Watch » Federal Trade Commission http://www.uslawwatch.com U.S. Legal & Regulatory Headlines Thu, 26 Jan 2012 18:07:29 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Federal Trade Commission Solicits Public Comments on Possible Changes to Automotive Fuel Ratings Rule http://www.uslawwatch.com/2010/03/01/environment/federal-trade-commission-solicits-public-comments-automotive-fuel-ratings-rule/ http://www.uslawwatch.com/2010/03/01/environment/federal-trade-commission-solicits-public-comments-automotive-fuel-ratings-rule/#comments Mon, 01 Mar 2010 13:10:59 +0000 admin http://www.uslawwatch.com/?p=1094

The Federal Trade Commission announced Feb. 26 that it is considering changes to its Rule for Automotive Fuel Ratings, Certification, and…

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The Federal Trade Commission has urged about 100 organizations to review their data security practices in light of breaches related to peer-to-peer (P2P) file-sharing, the agency announced Feb. 22.

Files containing sensitive customer or employee information were…

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]]> http://www.uslawwatch.com/2010/03/01/privacy/federal-trade-commission-warns-100-firms-peertopeer-breach-issues-opens-data-security-investigations/feed/ 0 ANALYSIS: 2010 Brings Raft of New U.S. Privacy Rules for Asset Management Businesses http://www.uslawwatch.com/2010/03/01/privacy/analysis-2010-brings-raft-privacy-rules-asset-management-businesses-2/ http://www.uslawwatch.com/2010/03/01/privacy/analysis-2010-brings-raft-privacy-rules-asset-management-businesses-2/#comments Mon, 01 Mar 2010 12:00:48 +0000 admin http://www.uslawwatch.com/?p=1086

The new year brings five new or proposed rules that will impact the collection of private financial and identifying information, how it may be shared and used, how it should be safeguarded, and the types of disclosures required, attorneys with Shearman & Sterling LLP write. The rules apply in many cases whether or not a business is registered with the SEC and regardless of where the business is located, according to the authors….

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As part of a major privacy initiative, the Federal Trade Commission is expected this year to issue a report recommending new policies on the collection and use of consumer data by businesses.

In a series of roundtable discussions that began in December, the FTC is taking a fresh look at Bush administration privacy approaches in light of…

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