FTC releases 'staff perspective' on 2017 workshop on 'information injuries'

The Federal Trade Commission released a “staff perspective” paper on Friday detailing the “key takeaways” from a 2017 FTC workshop on “information injuries” suffered by consumers during data breach incidents, stating that these incidents cause “an erosion of trust.”

In the staff perspective paper, the FTC laid out the various recommendations made by participants at the Dec. 12, 2017 workshop, including the need for more research on privacy and data security issues to assist law enforcement and government officials,...