FTC v. Wyndham Worldwide Corp, et al

  1. January 02, 2015

    Privacy Cases To Watch In 2015

    A pair of appellate challenges to the Federal Trade Commission's ability to regulate data security will captivate privacy attorneys in 2015, as will a dispute before the U.S. Supreme Court over the limits of standing in certain privacy cases and a heated Second Circuit fight over a search warrant for user data stored by Microsoft Corp. overseas.

  2. December 10, 2014

    Lax Data Practices Aren't 'Unfair,' Wyndham Tells 3rd Circ.

    Wyndham Hotels & Resorts LLC has asked the Third Circuit to overturn a lower court's ruling allowing the Federal Trade Commission to sue companies for allegedly lax data-security policies, arguing that failing to reasonably protect consumers' payment data is not an unfair business practice.

  3. November 13, 2014

    Privacy Groups Back FTC In Wyndham Data Security Row

    A coalition of privacy groups told the Third Circuit on Wednesday that the Federal Trade Commission needs the authority to bring lawsuits against companies over allegedly lax data security practices, weighing in on the agency's dispute with Wyndham Hotel & Resorts LLC.

  4. November 07, 2014

    FTC Asks 3rd Circ. To Allow Wyndham Data Security Suit

    The Federal Trade Commission has asked the Third Circuit to uphold a lower court ruling that the commission has the authority to bring lawsuits against companies over allegedly lax data security practices in the agency's dispute with Wyndham Hotel & Resorts LLC.

  5. October 16, 2014

    Wyndham Attracts Outside Support In FTC Data Security Row

    The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the Washington Legal Foundation and several other entities are throwing their support behind Wyndham Hotel & Resorts LLC in its Third Circuit challenge to the Federal Trade Commission's data security authority, arguing that the regulator has overstepped its mandate and is unfairly targeting breached entities.

  6. October 07, 2014

    Wyndham Fires Opening Salvo In FTC Data Security Appeal

    Wyndham Hotel & Resorts LLC has urged the Third Circuit to declare that the Federal Trade Commission does not have the authority to regulate companies' data security, arguing that businesses that have been hacked cannot be deemed to have treated their customers unfairly.

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