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New FTC Commissioner Could Change Regulatory Approach

May 26, 2022
Editorial Team
Consumer Privacy, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Senate
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Alvaro Bedoya was sworn in as a Commissioner of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) last week. His term will expire on Sept. 25, 2026. Commissioner Bedoya will replace former Commissioner Rohit Chopra, who now heads the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.…

Senate Passes Data Breach Notification Bill

March 7, 2022
Jason Shoup
CISA, Cyberattacks, Cybersecurity, Data Breach, Data Security, Senate, US Regulatory
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On Tuesday, March 2, the U.S. Senate passed the Strengthening American Cybersecurity Act of 2022 (Act). Introduced less than one month ago by Sens. Gary Peters (D-MI) and Rob Portman (R-OH), the spending bill combines three bills introduced in late…

Senate Hearing on Promoting Competition and Privacy in the Tech Sector: Two Hearings in One?

December 16, 2021
Editorial Team
Amazon, Consumer Privacy, Cross-Border Data Transfers, Data Brokers, Data Privacy, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Senate, US Data Privacy Legislation

On December 7, 2021, the Senate Finance Committee’s Subcommittee on Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Growth conducted a hearing on “promoting competition, growth, and privacy protection in the technology sector.” The hearing could have been conducted using a split-screen format, since one group of Senators and witnesses focused on anti-competitive behavior by the tech giants and…

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Senate Introduces Ransomware Notification Mandate

October 9, 2021
Tim Crino
Breach response, Cybersecurity, Legislation, Ransomware, Senate

The US Senate has introduced a bill that would require businesses with more than 50 employees to report ransomware payments within 24 hours. (S. 2666), the “Sanction and Stop Ransomware Act of 2021,” was introduced by the Senate Homeland Security Committee and Governmental Affairs Committee and also would apply to nonprofits, state and local government…

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