A memorandum of understanding between the FTC and...

A memorandum of understanding between the FTC and U.K. Information Commissioner’s Office “is designed to bolster their privacy enforcement partnership,” said an FTC release Thursday night (http://1.usa.gov/1gdibHn). “The FTC needs to be able to work with privacy enforcers around the globe in investigating potential violations of law,” said FTC Chairwoman Edith Ramirez. “This arrangement with our UK counterpart will help us cooperate on privacy investigations more effectively.” The agreement came the same day the FTC, European Union and Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation revealed a checklist for companies wanting to self-certify they are following the data security standards required to transfer data among each organization’s jurisdiction (CD March 7 p14).