The FTC voted 3-0-1 to approve a final order...
The FTC voted 3-0-1 to approve a final order settling claims that HTC America “failed to take reasonable steps to secure the software it developed for its smartphones and tablet computers, introducing security flaws that placed sensitive information about millions…
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of consumers at risk,” said the agency Tuesday (http://1.usa.gov/14MMv7e). Under the settlement agreed to in February (CD Feb 25 p3), HTC must provide software patches to address the vulnerabilities, develop a security plan and “undergo independent security assessments every other year for the next 20 years,” said the agency in a news release. The company is prohibited from making false or misleading claims about its devices’ security, and violations of the consent order could cost the company $16,000 in civil penalties for each violation, the commission said. Commissioner Maureen Ohlhausen recused herself from voting on the order.