One of the most important issues on the FTC docket is the determination of whether a given data security practice is reasonable or not. Which is fine. But how will you know what the FTC deemed unreasonable in dozens of enforcement actions? Sure, you can go to the FTC website to seek, download and plough through all of the more than 180 FTC privacy and data security cases. But, as of last week, there’s a far better way: The IAPP Westin Research Center has launched its FTC Casebook, which is available at no additional charge to IAPP members. The Casebook makes the task of determining what the FTC regards as reasonable data security seamless, even fun! A digital resource, the FTC Casebook contains all of the FTC enforcement actions in the field, tagged, indexed, full-text searchable and annotated. But don’t take our word for it—let us walk you through just how it works.
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