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Kathleen Benway

About Kathleen Benway

Kathleen concentrates her practice on government investigations and corporate compliance related to consumer protection issues, including privacy, security, advertising, and marketing. She is a former chief of staff at the FTC’s Bureau of Consumer Protection.

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The FTC Expands its FCRA Enforcement Activity In Action Against Retailer

June 15, 2020 By Kathleen Benway and Jon Knight

Most businesses are already familiar with the Fair Credit Reporting Act (“FCRA”) and the various requirements to protect the fairness, accuracy, and privacy of consumer credit information.  However, a recent FTC enforcement action against the retailer Kohl’s Department Store, Inc. (“Kohl’s”) has brought a rarely used provision of the statute to light.   This provision—codified […]

Filed Under: Enforcement, Financial Privacy, FTC, Legislation

High Profile Settlements, Strengthened Data Security Orders, and COPPA: The FTC’s 2019 Privacy and Data Security Update

February 28, 2020 By Kaeley Brown and Kathleen Benway

Each year the Federal Trade Commission (the “FTC” or “Commission”) publishes a report on its activities with respect to consumer privacy and data security during the prior year.  On February 25, 2020, the Commission released its 2019 Privacy and Data Security Update. The update contains a summary of the FTC’s enforcement, advocacy, and rulemaking actions […]

Filed Under: Uncategorized

FTC Consumer Protection Bureau Director Highlights Efforts to Strengthen Data Security Orders

January 13, 2020 By Kathleen Benway and Emily Poole

On January 6, 2020, the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) Bureau of Consumer Protection Director Andrew Smith published a blog post summarizing the agency’s “New and improved FTC data security orders,” as part of its efforts to provide “better guidance for companies” and “better protection for consumers.” Smith noted that strengthening the FTC’s orders in data […]

Filed Under: Cybersecurity, Data Security, Enforcement Tagged With: Federal Trade Commission (FTC)

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