Regulatory & Lege Trend: Cybersecurity. Auto Manufacturers. Regulatory Oversight.

What agency is talking cybersecurity & cars? The FTC

What committee heard from the FTC? Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing and Trade of the House Energy and Commerce Committee

What did the FTC testify to?

FTC is the “the nation’s lead privacy and data security enforcement agency”
Proposed legislation is weaker than the FTC rulemaking on “connected cars”
Proposed safe harbor for auto manufacturers that submit privacy policies to the Department of Transportation was too broad
The propsed legislation significantly limit consumer protections
“Prevent the FTC from taking action related to privacy issues beyond a manufacturer’s cars, including its use of consumer data collected from its websites”
Proposed legislation permits retoractive cahnges to privacy policies by manufacturers
The proposal included a creation of a council to develop cybersecurity best practices for the industry with too many industry representatives

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