A group calling itself CyberCaliphate has claimed credit for the hack, which included militant messages and links to local and state government documents.
Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance said in a speech earlier this week that he thinks device-makers should be required to give law enforcement access to their users' data.
FTC chairwoman Edith Ramirez talked at the Consumer Electronic Show about the Internet of Things and the inherent privacy and security risks that come with the technology development.
After slapping Google with a significant fine in December for violating the data protection act, the Dutch DPA has turned its attention to Facebook's new privacy policy.
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