Leveraging Knowledge to Manage Your Data Risks
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has assumed the authority to enforce unauthorized data disclosures under the Federal Trade Commission Act (FTC Act). During the past three weeks, the FTC has used this authority to go after healthcare companies that disclose their customers’ personal data without permission.
On April 11, the FTC sued Monument, an online…
This blog post is the second in a three-part series exploring the intersection between AI and antitrust. (Part I can be found here.)
Part II: Tacit Collusion and AI
This is the second part of a three-part series on artificial intelligence and anti-trust.
In Topkins, discussed in Part I, the defendants had…
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced on January 5, 2016, that it has agreed to settle an investigation with Henry Schein Practice Solutions, Inc. (Schein), an office management software provider for dental practices based in Utah, for $250,000 for allegations of falsely advertising the level of encryption it provided for patient data.
The FTC alleged…
On August 13, 2015, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a statement on its ability to prosecute ‘unfair trade practices’ and enforce violations under § 5 of the FTC Act. The guidance said:
Section 5’s ban on unfair methods of competition encompasses not only those acts and practices that violate the Sherman or Clayton Act
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