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FTC Settles With 5 Companies Over Privacy Shield Violations

The FTC announced settlements with five companies Tuesday over allegations they falsely claimed EU-U.S. Privacy Shield certification. The agency had non-monetary settlements with software company DCR Workforce; cloud-based file transfer software company Thru; mobile data analysis company LotaData; facial recognition…

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software company 214 Technologies; and statistical analysis company EmpiriStat. 214 Technologies, Thru, LotaData and DCR Workforce claimed certification but failed to complete their applications, the FTC said, and alleged EmpiriStat allowed certification to lapse in 2018.