From: FierceGovernmentIT
It’s still unclear whether the Federal Trade Commission overstepped its authority when it brought legal action against Wyndham Hotels and Resorts for negligent data security standards. An appellate court heard arguments in the case this week.
FTC brought the action (pdf) in June 2012 after a series of three data breaches at the hotel chain in 2008 and 2009 compromised 619,000 customer accounts. But Wyndham’s legal team says FTC has no authority to regulate data privacy.
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