What are the two recourses available to a company found guilty of violating privacy regulations by the FTC?

The correct answer is rooted in the enforcement mechanisms available to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) when a company is found to have violated privacy regulations. A consent decree is a legal agreement between the FTC and the organization, which often requires the company to adopt specific compliance measures to address the violations and is typically monitored by the FTC to ensure adherence. The administrative trial refers to the FTC's ability to adjudicate certain cases within its own agency structure, allowing the FTC to impose sanctions and seek further compliance measures.

These two recourses are significant because they facilitate a direct response to privacy violations while also focusing on future compliance rather than simply penalizing past behavior. A consent decree can lead to changes in business practices, thereby protecting consumer privacy moving forward.

In contrast, other options may incorporate elements of public relations or internal policy adjustments but do not represent the formal legal recourses that the FTC uses to enforce compliance with privacy regulations. Monetary fines and public apologies might happen but are not the primary legal recourses the FTC utilizes. Criminal charges are not typically initiated by the FTC for privacy violations; such cases are usually left to criminal prosecution authorities. Compliance training and policy revisions, while important for a company’s internal governance, are not formal recourses provided by the FTC in