Security News

Privacy Groups File FTC Complaint over WhatsApp Data Sharing with Facebook (Threatpost)
2016-08-30 16:23

A complaint filed with the FTC alleges unfair and deceptive practices on the part of WhatsApp, which has decided to share phone numbers and data with Facebook.

FTC Closes 70 Percent of Data Breach Investigations, Weighing PCI-DSS Standard (Threatpost)
2016-06-29 21:03

The FTC closes roughly 70 percent of the investigations it opens and is weighing how to better handle PCI-DSS and other standards, an agency official said this week.