FTC orders Illuminate Education to bolster data security after breach impacting 10M students

FTC orders Illuminate Education to bolster data security after breach impacting 10M students

The FTC directed the Illuminate to improve its data security measures, and stop misrepresenting its data privacy practices.

FTC Gives Final Approval to Order Against Illuminate Settling Allegations It Failed to Secure Students’ Personal Data

From an FTC press release of June 5: Following a public comment period, the Federal Trade Commission finalized a modified order requiring Illuminate Education Inc. to implement a data security program, limit collection and retention of consumer data, and delete unnecessary data to settle charges that the company’s data security failures led to a major... Source