The FTC is bound by federal law to protect business and consumer data in investigations, FTC nominee Mark Meador said Tuesday.
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The FTC would work productively with state attorneys general on privacy enforcement if Congress granted the authority in a federal privacy law, FTC nominee Mark Meador told the Senate Commerce Committee during his confirmation hearing Tuesday.
Consumers have until June 5 to file claims for $16.5 million in damages Avast paid to settle allegations it deceived users about data privacy practices, the FTC said Monday.
House Commerce Committee Republicans on Friday requested public input on potential federal privacy legislation. The elimination of a private right of action, preemption of state privacy and AI laws and conflicts with existing federal law were among the topics Republicans outlined in their request for information (RFI).
The president should be able to fire members of the FTC, and it’s good the Trump administration is preparing for a potential U.S. Supreme Court case that could make that a reality, Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Ted Cruz, R-Texas, told us Thursday.
The Senate Commerce Committee will hold a confirmation hearing Feb. 25 for FTC nominee Mark Meador and Office of Science and Technology Policy nominee Michael Kratsios, Chairman Ted Cruz, R-Texas, announced Tuesday.
President Donald Trump’s executive order seeking greater control of independent agencies like the FTC will politicize the regulatory process and result in further bureaucratic delay, Democratic senators and stakeholders told us in interviews Wednesday. Capitol Hill Republicans and Democrats were divided along party lines in support and against Trump’s executive action.
Douglas Geho will serve as deputy director of the FTC Consumer Protection Bureau, the agency announced Tuesday. Geho previously served as a consumer protection staffer for Commissioner Melissa Holyoak.
FTC political appointees are prohibited from holding leadership roles in the American Bar Association, participating in ABA events or renewing ABA memberships, FTC Chairman Andrew Ferguson announced Feb. 14.