FTC proposes five amendments to NIST Privacy Framework
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Jaclyn Jaeger2019-10-25T18:24:00
The FTC has submitted comment on NIST’s draft Privacy Framework, praising the agency for its proposal to help firms open a privacy dialogue and suggesting five amendments to improve upon the draft.
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