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FTC Finalizes Data Security Settlement With EdTech Company

Education technology company Chegg will implement a comprehensive data security program as part of a finalized, non-monetary settlement the FTC announced Friday (see 2210310051). Chegg failed to establish basic security measures, exposing sensitive data of about 40 million customers and…

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employees, the agency alleged in its complaint. The commission voted 4-0 to finalize the order with Chegg. As part of the order, the company must limit the data it collects and retains, offer users multifactor authentication and allow users to “request access to and deletion of their data.” Attorneys for the company didn’t comment Friday.