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FTC Chair Rebecca Slaughter Outlines Data Privacy Enforcement Agenda

Slaughter discusses the FTC’s priorities under the new administration, including ed-tech, health apps, and racial equity. By Jennifer Archie, Michael Rubin, Marissa Boynton, and Jimmy Smith On February 10, 2021, in her first major speech as acting chair of the Federal Trade Commission (the Commission, or the FTC), Rebecca Slaughter discussed the Commission’s enforcement priorities under … Continue Reading

Court Rules on D-Link Motion to Dismiss in FTC Matter

By Michael Rubin, Scott Jones, Cooper Rekrut On September 19, 2017, Judge Donato of the Northern District of California ruled on Defendant D-Link System Inc.’s (D-Link) Motion to Dismiss, which challenged claims by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) that D-Link’s conduct constituted unfair and deceptive trade practices in violation of Section 5 of the FTC Act. … Continue Reading

Obama Administration Unveils Blueprint for Consumer Data Privacy

By Jennifer Archie and Rebekah Lewis The Obama Administration has unveiled a 50-page blueprint for consumer data privacy, including a recommendation for a federally legislated and FTC-enforced Consumer Privacy Bill of Rights. While it would not alter existing laws, the legislation would extend privacy protections to unregulated sectors and preempt conflicting state law. The Administration’s … Continue Reading
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