FTC warning letter on foreign encryption and censorship demands
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The FTC warned major U.S. tech companies that yielding to foreign government demands to weaken encryption or impose censorship could create legal risk under the FTC Act. The letter matters because it ties foreign pressure to data security, privacy, and disclosure obligations for platforms serving U.S. users. The agency also set an August 28, 2025 meeting to discuss how companies can respond without compromising customer protections.
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23.08.2025 18:21 1 articles · 9mo ago
FTC warning letter on foreign demands to weaken encryption
Initial DisclosureFTC Chairman Andrew N. Ferguson sent warning letters to major U.S. technology companies, including Akamai, Alphabet (Google), Amazon, Apple, Cloudflare, Discord, GoDaddy, Meta, Microsoft, Signal, Snap, Slack, and X (Twitter), warning that yielding to foreign government demands to weaken data security, compromise encryption, or impose censorship could violate Section 5 of the FTC Act and create legal exposure if companies do not disclose those demands to users.
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- FTC warns tech giants not to bow to foreign pressure on encryption — www.bleepingcomputer.com — 23.08.2025 18:21
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23.08.2025 18:21 1 articles · 9mo ago
FTC follow-up meeting scheduled for August 28, 2025
Legal Policy Action UpdateThe FTC invited the recipients of the warning letter to meet with Ferguson on August 28, 2025, to discuss foreign regulatory pressure and how companies can respond without compromising customer data security, including truthful privacy representations, reasonable security measures, and disclosure obligations when foreign entities demand censorship or security degradation.
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- FTC warns tech giants not to bow to foreign pressure on encryption — www.bleepingcomputer.com — 23.08.2025 18:21