Sixth Circuit takes up data breach reporting requirements

Source Scout · Courthouse News Service reports: The appeals court must decide whether the FCC has the authority to require disclosure of customers' personal information from telecommunications providers. CINCINNATI (CN) — The legality of a 2024 FCC reporting rule for internet providers was debated before the en banc Sixth Circuit Wednesday, as the agency sought to enforce the disclosure of personally identifying information involved in data breaches. A group of telecommunications trade associations, including the Ohio Telecom Association and USTelecom – the Broadband Association, hopes to invalidate the rule, arguing it is nearly identical to one Congress rejected in 2016.

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