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FTC Withdraws Obsolete Policy Statement

The FTC rescinded its 2021 policy statement that applied the Health Breach Notification Rule to health apps and connected devices collecting consumer health data.

The Federal Trade Commission formally rescinded its 2021 Policy Statement on Breaches by Health Apps and Other Connected Devices. The statement had purported to apply the FTC's Health Breach Notification Rule to health apps and connected devices that collect consumer health information. The Commission considers the statement obsolete following its 2024 update to the Health Breach Notification Rule.

DataBreaches.net · 5d agoPolicy & legal 2 sources

FTC rescinds policy requiring health apps to notify customers after a breach

The FTC unanimously rescinded its 2021 policy statement that required health and fitness apps to notify users after health-data breaches.

The FTC voted to rescind a September 2021 Biden-era policy statement that extended federal health-data breach notification rules to health apps, fitness trackers, and connected devices, which had exposed violators to fines of $43,792 per violation per day. The 2021 statement, adopted in a divided 3-2 vote under then-chair Lina Khan, cited HIPAA coverage gaps for consumer health applications. The commission said the statement provided minimal benefit, was superseded by rulemaking, and aligns with the White House deregulatory agenda.

CyberScoopupdated · 5d agofirst · 6d agoPolicy & legal 2 sources

Microsoft Teams is about to make QR code phishing much harder

Microsoft Teams will obscure QR codes from external senders starting October 2026, adding friction against QR-code phishing across Android, desktop, iOS, and Mac.

Microsoft 365 Roadmap entry 570439 describes a Teams feature that obscures images containing QR codes sent by external users, requiring users to reveal them before viewing or scanning. Rollout is expected to begin in October 2026 for Android, desktop, iOS, and Mac. The feature aims to reduce QR code phishing risk, which NordVPN says has redirected more than 26 million users to malicious websites, with 73% of Americans scanning codes without verifying destinations.

Help Net Security · 12d agoTools1

FCC proposes public scorecard to rate telecoms on anti-robocall efforts

The FCC proposed a public scorecard rating telecoms' anti-robocall effectiveness and removed 14 providers from US networks for compliance failures.

The Federal Communications Commission issued a public notice proposing a scorecard that would assess how effectively retail voice providers, including wireless, wireline and VoIP, prevent illegal robocalls, drawing on Robocall Mitigation Database filings, consumer complaint and enforcement data. The agency stressed it is not a rulemaking imposing new requirements, and it is seeking comment on scope, such as whether to focus on larger providers. The same day, the FCC removed 14 providers from the Robocall Mitigation Database for non-compliance, effectively requiring other US providers to block their traffic within two days.

CyberScoop · 13d agoPolicy & legal

Identity-as-a-Service: Uncovering Dark Web Marketplaces Trading Executive SSNs

Rapid7 research uncovered dark web marketplaces trading executive Social Security numbers, fueling synthetic identity fraud and unauthorized lines of credit.

Rapid7 threat research documents dark web marketplaces where stolen executive Social Security numbers are bought and sold, a tier of the cybercrime ecosystem more durable than stolen payment cards because SSNs cannot be deactivated. Exposed SSNs enable unauthorized credit lines, synthetic identity fraud, and long-term impersonation. The article cites FTC statistics of over 1 million identity theft reports annually, with related fraud and imposter scams causing billions in losses each year.

Rapid7 Blog · 19d agoResearch

TikTok Settles U.S. Child Privacy Case for $400 Million

TikTok will pay $400 million to settle U.S. DOJ/FTC claims that it violated COPPA by collecting data from children under 13.

The U.S. Department of Justice announced a $400 million settlement with TikTok and ByteDance resolving a 2024 lawsuit over violations of the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA). TikTok will pay $300 million immediately and $100 million upon entry of an order vacating a prior consent decree against its predecessor Musical.ly; it is one of the largest recoveries ever obtained in a COPPA case. The DOJ and FTC, filing in California, alleged TikTok knowingly allowed children under 13 to create accounts and illegally collected data via Kids Mode. TikTok was previously fined €345 million by Ireland's Data Protection Commission in 2023 for GDPR breaches involving children's data.

Security Affairs · 22d agoPolicy & legal

TikTok Agrees to $400 Million Settlement in U.S. Child Privacy Lawsuit

TikTok agrees to pay $400 million to settle a DOJ child-privacy lawsuit alleging COPPA violations including collecting data from children under 13.

The DOJ announced that ByteDance-owned TikTok will pay $400 million to settle a 2024 lawsuit alleging massive-scale invasions of children's privacy. TikTok pays $300 million immediately and $100 million upon vacating the prior Musical.ly consent decree. The complaint alleged children under 13 could create accounts, data was collected in Kids Mode, and parental deletion requests went unheeded. DOJ called it one of the largest recoveries ever under COPPA, following TikTok's 2023 €345 million GDPR fine.

The Hacker News · 24d agoPolicy & legal

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