FTC Fines Software Maker Over False Data Encryption Claims

Minimalist · Jan 10, 2016

The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has fined a software vendor for lying about its product's encryption capabilities, despite being publicly warned by US Computer Emergency Readiness Team (CERT) not to do so.

In 2012, software vendor Henry Schein released Dentrix G5, a powerful software for helping dentists manage their day-to-day operations.

In the software's brochure, Henry Schein said the following: "The database also provides new encryption capabilities that can help keep patient records safe and secure. And of course, encryption plays a key role in your efforts to stay compliant with HIPAA security standards."
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driekus · Jan 10, 2016

If only this had happened after CISA passed. They could have pulled the "we are just making it easier to share information with the government"

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