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D-Link
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Consumer Protection Connection
FTC and D-Link Settle Data Security Dispute
By Sheila Millar, Tracy Marshall
After protracted litigation, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) entered into a proposed settlement with computer software manufacturer D-Link over charges that the company misrepresented the security of its wireless routers…
CyberAdviser
FTC Releases Annual Privacy and Data Security Update
By Edward J. McAndrew, Kim Phan
The FTC has released its annual report summarizing its activity during 2017 relating to privacy and data security issues. In its self-declared role as “the nation’s primary privacy and data…
The Data Advisor
Northern District of California Drops FTC Unfairness Claim Against D-Link Systems
By Sonal Mittal Tolman, Edward Holman
The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California recently issued a mixed ruling on D-Link Systems’ motion to dismiss in FTC v. D-Link Sys., Inc.1 D-Link sells routers…
Technology Law Dispatch
Court Deals Blow to FTC’s Position on Unfair Data Security Practices
Over the last several years, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has regularly used its authority under Section 5 of the FTC Act to bring cases against companies due to their…
Retail & Consumer Products Law Observer
Court Dismisses FTC’s Unfairness Claims Against D-Link
[caption id="attachment_2558" align="alignright" width="192"] © iStock[/caption] Earlier this month, the Northern District of California dismissed FTC’s unfairness claims against D-Link, a manufacturer of routers and IP cameras, while allowing most…
HL Chronicle of Data Protection
Court Trims FTC Complaint Asserting Deception and Unfairness Claims
By Adam Cooke
Last week, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California dismissed three of six claims the Federal Trade Commission asserted against D-Link Systems related to its sale of…
Global Privacy & Security Compliance Blog
Court Rules on D-Link Motion to Dismiss in FTC Matter
By Michael Rubin, Scott Jones, Cooper Rekrut On September 19, 2017, Judge Donato of the Northern District of California ruled on Defendant D-Link System Inc.’s (D-Link) Motion to Dismiss, which challenged…
Inside Privacy
District Court Dismisses Multiple Counts in FTC’s Complaint Against D-Link
On September 19, 2017, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California dismissed three of the six counts in the Federal Trade Commission’s (“FTC’s”) January 2017 complaint against…
The Compliance Gap
Is There Fire Where There’s Smoke? The FTC Says Yes
In January of this year, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) brought suit against Taiwan-based D-Link Corp. and its U.S. subsidiary, D-Link Systems Inc, in Los Angeles Federal Court, for failing…
Carpe Datum Law
Lessons from the FTC’s First Enforcement Action Against an IoT Company
By Natalya Northrip, CIPP/US, CIPP/E, Scott A. Carlson
On January 5, 2017, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) sued for permanent injunction a Taiwan-based computer networking equipment manufacturer D-Link Corporation and its U.S. subsidiary, alleging that D-Link’s inadequate security…