United States:
FTC Charges Network Equipment Manufacturer For Inadequate Router And Camera Security
15 March 2017
by
Daniel J. McLoon
,
Mauricio Paez
,
Richard Johnson
,
Jonathon Little
,
Kevin Lyles
,
Todd McClelland
,
Jeff Rabkin
,
Adam Salter
,
Michiru Takahashi
,
Undine Von Diemar
,
Olivier Haas
,
Jörg Hladjk
and
Anand Varadarajan
Jones Day
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On January 5, 2017, the FTC filed a complaint against a network devices
manufacturer and its U.S. subsidiary, alleging that the
company's inadequate security measures put consumers'
privacy at risk. The FTC alleged that the company failed to take
reasonable steps to secure its routers and internet protocol
cameras, potentially compromising sensitive information, including
live video and audio feeds and files stored on the routers'
attached storage devices.
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