Tag: ftc
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Consent, Automated Systems, and Discrimination (FTC Comments)
Submitted to regulations.gov a couple of hours before last night’s deadline. An earlier version of points 2-4 appeared in the extended remix of my public comments in September. Thank you for your attention to the pressing issues of commercial surveillance and data security. As the author of the Nexus of Privacy Newsletter, I write about…
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How and why to submit FTC comments on Commercial Surveillance and Data Security (UPDATED)
Originally publishes October 11, last updated November 3 with typo fixes. The deadline for comments to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) on commercial surveillance and data security practices that harm consumers has been extended until November 21! This Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“ANPR”) is the first step in a process that could lead…
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Comments For Impact: Using FTC Rulemaking to Challenge Commercial Surveillance and Consumer Data Abuses
The next Disinfo Defense League training is on Tuesday, October 4, at 9:00 am Pacific Time (12:00 noon Eastern). The session is open to the public and will help organizations consider how to get involved in this exciting process. RSVP at bit.ly/CommentsForImpact From the description: Big news: the Federal Trade Commission has announced it will…
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FTC Rulemaking and more: Privacy News, August 12
FTC Explores Rules Cracking Down on Commercial Surveillance and Lax Data Security Practices the Premerger Notification Office Staff on Federal Trade Commission (ftc.gov) The FTC’s Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPR) starts a 60-day comment period, after which the FTC can then issue “trade regulation rules.” As Commissioner Rebecca Slaughter explained during yesterday’s press conference,…