Online liquor delivery company Drizly settles with U.S. FTC over data breach


FILE PHOTO: A delivery order is put together at Regina's Liquors after Uber announced it would buy the alcohol delivery service, in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S., February 3, 2021. REUTERS/Allison Dinner

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The online liquor market Drizly settled with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) over a data breach that exposed information about 2.5 million people, the agency said Monday.

Under terms of the settlement, Drizly is required to destroy unnecessary data, restrict what it collects and requires Chief Executive James Rellas to follow certain data security practices.

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