FTC Settles With NTT Over Privacy Shield Allegations

NTT Global Data Centers Americas is prohibited from misrepresenting privacy program compliance, the FTC announced with a 3-1-1 vote Wednesday in a settlement with the company over Privacy Shield allegations. Commissioner Rohit Chopra dissented. NTT, formerly known as RagingWire Data Centers, misrepresented its participation in the PS after certification lapsed in 2018, the FTC alleged. The settlement “does nothing to help these businesses or to meaningfully hold NTT accountable,” Chopra said, noting lack of monetary penalty, liability or relief for victims. Commissioner Rebecca Kelly Slaughter, who has been on intermittent maternity leave, didn’t participate. The company didn’t comment.