Rather than our usual Privacy Monday “bits and bytes,” we have a breaking story relating to the ongoing Wyndham/FTC saga. Today, Wyndham Worldwide Corp. lost a critical round in the Third Circuit. Anticipated since April, 2014, the three-judge panel upheld U.S. District Judge Esther Salas’ ruling that the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has the authority… Continue Reading
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The FTC Fires Back Against Wyndham
Posted in Data Breach, Data Breach Notification, Federal Trade Commission, Privacy Litigation, Privacy RegulationWritten by Adam Veness The Federal Trade Commission (the “FTC”) has filed its response to the Wyndham Hotel & Resorts LLC’s (“Wyndham”) Motion to Dismiss. More information about Wyndham’s Motion can be seen in an earlier blog post here. In its response, the FTC rebuts Wyndham’s Motion and argues three main points: 1) the FTC… Continue Reading
Hotel Chain Hacked Again….
Posted in Data BreachWyndham Hotels and Resorts has apparently notified the U.S. Secret Service and several state attorneys that hackers stole customer names and payment card information from its computer system. Wyndham has since notified credit card companies so that affected cardholders’ accounts may be monitored. It also has hired a firm to investigate the breach and assist… Continue Reading
