United States of America: FTC Section 18 Rulemaking on Security Practices
Progress
Current status
under deliberation
10 Dec 2021 under deliberation
Scope
Implementers
United States of America
Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Cybersecurity regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
cross-cutting
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
competition authority
Implementation Level
national
Timeline of events
FTC announces potential rulemaking on lax security practices
On 10 December 2021, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced that it was considering new rulemakings under section 18 of the FTC Act, which would include clamping down on lax security practices in the context of cybersecurity. Section 18 allows…
SourceEvent type
order
Action type
announcement
Government branch
executive
Government body
competition authority