United States:
FTC Resolves Allegations That Companies Misrepresented Participation In International Privacy Program
19 June 2017
by
Daniel J. McLoon
,
Jonathon Little
,
Todd McClelland
,
Adam Salter
,
Undine Von Diemar
,
Olivier Haas
,
Richard Johnson
,
Mauricio Paez
,
Kevin Lyles
,
Jeff Rabkin
,
Michiru Takahashi
,
Jörg Hladjk
,
Anand Varadarajan
and
Nicole Perry
Jones Day
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On April 14, the FTC approved final orders with three companies
regarding allegations that they deceived consumers by
misrepresenting their participation in the Asia-Pacific Cooperation
Cross-Border Privacy Rules system. The settlements with a provider of endpoint protection software, a marketer of a private message app, and
a distributor of cybersecurity software prohibit
the companies from misrepresenting their participation, membership,
or certification in any privacy or security program sponsored by a
government or self-regulatory or standard-setting organization.
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