Federal Trade Commission sends out letters to about 100 companies warning them about P2P leaks. FTC discovered numerous examples of health-related information, financial records, drivers’ license and Social Security numbers. FTC has also opened private investigations against an unspecified number of other companies over inadvertent data leaks. Such leaks have prompted considerable concern from lawmakers and resulted in at least two bills being introduced in Congress over the past one year. The letters urge the companies to review their security practices and warned them that their failure to prevent such information from being shared on P2Ps may be in violation of laws enforced by the Commission.”]
Source: https://www.csoonline.com/article/2124888/ftc-warns-nearly-100-firms-of-p2p-data-leaks.html