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Kathleen Benway

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

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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 […]

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

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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 […]