The Federal Trade Commission released an Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPR) on August 22, 2022 that asks whether new rules are needed to curb commercial surveillance and shore up data security. The agency f…

The ANPR lists a series of questions about consent, retention, and transfer of consumer data. It asks how effective consent is as a metric for unfair or deceptive practices, whether firms should be required to offer o…

The FTC announced a virtual public forum for Thursday, September 8, 2022, running from 2 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. The forum invites anyone to attend and submit remarks. According to the Federal Register filing, the agency re…

Commenters ranged from privacy‑focused NGOs to industry trade groups. Several submissions warned that overly strict consent requirements could cripple data‑driven services, while others argued that the current consent…