The FTC Offers Some Guidance, but Leaves Open Questions

In 2007 the Federal Trade Commission issued two key pieces of guidance, ‘‘Protecting Personal Information: A Guide for Business,’’ and ‘‘Online Behavioral Advertising Moving the Discussion Forward to Possible Self-Regulatory Principles.’’ While neither is binding on businesses, they offer key insights into current FTC thinking, and will shape the discussion of privacy and security issues.

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Reproduced with permission from Privacy & Security Law Report, Vol. 7, No. 2 (January 14, 2008), p. 72. Copyright 2008 by The Bureau of National Affairs, Inc. (800-372-1033) (http://www.bna.com)