Advocacy Requests an Extension of the Effective Date of the Federal Trade Commission’s Safeguards Rule
On December 9, 2021, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) published a final rule to amend the Standards for Safeguarding Customer Information (safeguards rule). The effective date of the rule is December 9, 2022. On August 5, 2022, Advocacy submitted a letter to the FTC requesting an extension of the effective date.