Nevada company sued by FTC

The Federal Trade Commission has sued a Nevada data storage services company over allegations that it misled consumers about its participation in the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield framework and failed to adhere to the program’s requirements before allowing its certification to lapse. The Complaint filed by the FTC alleges that, between January 2017 and October 2018, RagingWire Data Centers, Inc. claimed in its online privacy policy that the company participated in the Privacy Shield framework and complied with the program’s requirements, even though it had allowed its certification to lapse in January 2018. The Department of Commerce warned Raging Wire twice to either remove the claims or take steps to recertify its participation in the Privacy Shield program. The company, however, failed to recertify until it was contacted by the FTC in October 2018.