FTC Commissioner Maureen Ohlhausen spoke at an event to mark Data Privacy Day. She stressed that the FTC’s privacy work is closely coupled with its consideration of industry security practices. Earlier today, the FTC announced that it had reached a settlement with Cbr Systems, the operator of a cord blood bank, concerning allegations of a data breach that may have exposed sensitive information of nearly 300,000 consumers. The FTC has brought more than three dozen complaints against companies concerning data breaches, she says.”]

