On July 21, the FTC began publishing a series of blog posts using hypothetical examples to inform businesses on reasonable best practices to protect and secure consumer data. The examples are based on closed investigations, FTC law enforcement actions, and questions from businesses. The blog posts follow the FTC Acting Chairman's pledge to provide more information to businesses about practices that contribute to reasonable data security.

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