FCC Partners With States to Increase on Privacy and Data Protection Investigations, Signaling Increased Focus on Future Enforcement
Briefly

The Federal Communications Commission ("FCC") announced Thursday that in furtherance of the work of the agency's Privacy and Data Protection Task Force, the FCC's Enforcement Bureau signed Memoranda of Understanding ("MOU") with the Attorneys General of Connecticut, Illinois, New York, and Pennsylvania to share expertise and resources and to coordinate efforts conducting privacy, data protection and cyber-security-related investigations.
In addition, the announcement indicates that the FCC intends to rely on authority under Sections 201 and 222 of the Communications Act to increase its investigation and enforcement activity concerning privacy, data protection, and cybersecurity issues.
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