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White House endorses FTC civil penalty authority

By Dave Perera ( January 16, 2019, 19:20 GMT | Insight) -- The White House supports a national privacy protection law that includes beefed up powers for the Federal Trade Commission, a Trump administration official said today. Among the traits a new law should have: civil penalty authority for the FTC after a first incident of unfair or deceptive practices when it comes to privacy, said Abigail Slater, a special assistant to the president who holds a technology portfolio within the National Economic Council.The White House supports a national privacy protection law that includes beefed up powers for the Federal Trade Commission, a Trump administration official said today....

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