FTC's First Foray Into Gig Economy Data Security

By James DeGraw, Michelle Visser, David Cohen, Joseph Santiesteban and Nicole Gelsomini (August 28, 2017, 11:33 AM EDT) -- On Aug. 15, Uber Technologies Inc. reached an agreement with the Federal Trade Commission to settle allegations that the company deceived consumers by misrepresenting its security and employee access practices for personal consumer information, including such information stored in the cloud. The settlement provides several key lessons concerning the FTC's data security enforcement program for companies that collect or use personal information....

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