Comment: US FTC privacy and data security rulemaking process likely to face industry pushback

By Mike Swift ( August 12, 2022, 22:59 GMT | Comment) -- The US Federal Trade Commission says that for now, it is only asking questions about the collection and use of Americans’ personal data, as the regulator begins a privacy and data security rulemaking process that will stretch into the coming months and years. Nevertheless, a regulator that uses the term “commercial surveillance” is likely to get strong pushback from a personal data industry that fears the FTC has already concluded that some practices must be blocked.When a US company commits a deceptive or unfair privacy violation for the first time, no matter how serious or how many people are affected, the Federal Trade Commission generally is powerless to impose a financial penalty on the perpetrator unless the violation involves children....

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Comment: US FTC privacy and data security rulemaking process likely to face industry pushback

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