Yesterday, the FTC announced that it had approved a final order settling charges that HTC America failed to take reasonable steps to secure the software it developed for mobile devices. (We’ve previously blogged about the case here.) The FTC alleged that this failure amounted to an “unfair” practice in violation of Section 5 of
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HTC America Settles FTC Charges It Failed to Secure Mobile Devices
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Mobile device manufacturer HTC America has settled Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) charges that the company 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 of consumers at risk. The settlement requires HTC America to develop and release software…