United States:
FTC Settles Software Privacy Violations With Personal Electronics Manufacturer
12 March 2018
by
Daniel J. McLoon
,
Mauricio Paez
,
Richard Johnson
,
Jonathon Little
,
Todd McClelland
,
Jeff Rabkin
,
Lisa M. Ropple
,
Adam Salter
,
Michiru Takahashi
,
Undine Von Diemar
,
Olivier Haas
,
Jörg Hladjk
and
Anand Varadarajan
Jones Day
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On January 2, the FTC settled with a personal electronics
manufacturer regarding allegations that the manufacturer preloaded
advertising software onto its laptops that interfered with a
user's internet browser and seriously compromised the
browser's security. The settlement prohibits the manufacturer
from misrepresenting any features of software preloaded onto its
laptops and requires the manufacturer to implement a comprehensive
software security program for most consumer software preloaded onto
its laptops for the next 20 years.
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