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FTC settlements<br>
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<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2006/02/cardsystems_r.htm">http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2006/02/cardsystems_r.htm</a><br>
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<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2006/01/choicepoint.htm">http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2006/01/choicepoint.htm</a><br>
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Donald Aplin wrote:<br>
<span style="white-space: pre;">> Section 5 of the FTC Act does
NOT provide for any fines against<br>
> companies for data security breaches. CardSystems was not fined
a<br>
> penny in the settlement with FTC, nor was DSW in its settlement,<br>
> nor BJ's before that.The presence of an independent Fair Credit<br>
> Reporting Act claim in the ChoicePoint action allowed for the<br>
> imposition of a $10 million fine.<br>
> <br>
> <br>
> Donald G. Aplin Legal Editor BNA's Privacy & Security Law
Report <br>
> (202) 452-4688<br>
> <br>
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> Tracking more than 203 million compromised records in 609
incidents<br>
> over 7 years.<br>
> </span><br>
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-- <br>
James Ritchie<br>
MCSE, MCP+I, M-CIW-D, CIW-CI, Inet+, Network+, A+<br>
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