Staff cuts, fate of fired commissioners loom over FTC
The Federal Trade Commission is cutting staff by about 15 percent and probably won’t have a full slate of commissioners for several months, depending on the outcome of litigation by fired commissioners Alvaro Bedoya and Rebecca Kelly Slaughter.
Exploring the new Republican commitment to populism
The new leaders of the antitrust agencies have conspicuously pledged themselves to populist enforcement principles. But just how far does this commitment extend? A few concrete litmus tests will soon give us some idea.
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Nonprofits ask FTC to investigate Google’s use of AI chatbot for kids
A collection of nonprofit organizations has asked Google to stop the rollout of its AI chatbot for children under 13 while also calling for the Federal Trade Commission to investigate the company’s...
Privacy Corner: Protecting data in polarized times with ZwillGen’s founder
As political attacks intensify, there’s increasing demand for privacy lawyers that surpasses even figuring out the patchwork of state laws.
Dems urge FTC to launch price-gouging probe related to tariffs
A group of Democratic lawmakers including Senators Elizabeth Warren and Cory Booker are urging the Federal Trade Commission to investigate which large companies are using the Trump administration’s...
Enforcement of sections of Negative Option Rule delayed until July 14
Under the Federal Trade Commission’s past and present leaders, the enforcement of major sections of an agency rule intended to allow customers to more easily cancel a subscription has been deferred...
Ferguson says FTC needs more tools to enforce intimate deepfakes law, AI agenda
Graphic intimate deepfakes are proliferating at an astounding rate, and the Federal Trade Commission will need additional resources to enforce a new law criminalizing the creation and publication...
Trump executive orders on competition put spotlight on federal regulations
The Defense Department, the Environmental Protection Agency, and the Food and Drug Administration are among the likely targets of a presidential directive mandating the evaluation of...
A short, witty prescription for better privacy protection
Too many books that make important points about privacy are so long and jargony that they’re almost impenetrable and only reach a limited audience.