Cybersecurity News & Notes – July 5, 2016

In Case You Missed It: Ruling in FTC v. Amazon Suggests a Way Forward for Companies Responding to Actions Brought by the FTC after a Data Breach. The FTC's recent actions in the realm of data security have been predicated on its claim of statutory authority to seek injunctive relief for the failure to maintain reasonable and appropriate data security practices. A U.S. District Court ruling last week casts some doubt on that authority. Although the court concluded against Amazon on the facts at issue (involving in app purchases not data security), it also cast doubt on the FTC's authority to seek long injunctions based on a company's past practices.

News of Note: Third Circuit Releases Google and Viacom from Invasion of Privacy Claims. Last week, in In Re: Nickelodeon Consumer Privacy Litigation, the Third Circuit affirmed the dismissal of privacy claims tied to Google's and Viacom's alleged tracking of children's online activities, including allegations made under