United States of America: FTC Statement on Enforcement of Sensitive Data Privacy
Progress
Current status
under deliberation
11 Jul 2022 under deliberation
Scope
Implementers
United States of America
Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Data protection regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
cross-cutting
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
consumer protection authority
Implementation Level
national
Timeline of events
FTC to prosecute illegal sharing of sensitive personal data
On 11 July 2022, the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a statement emphasising its commitment to prosecute illegal sale and sharing of highly sensitive customer data, including false claims of anonymisation. The statement outlines that even i…
Event type
outline
Action type
announcement
Government branch
executive
Government body
consumer protection authority