Let’s clear the air. The Federal Trade Commission does not hate advertising, says Samuel Levine, the agency’s consumer protection chief. But the FTC does have a few suggestions for the ad industry.
Has the Federal Trade Commission been overstepping its bounds? Yes, according to newly appointed Republican FTC Commissioner Melissa Holyoak.
The FTC’s latest staff report has strong message for social media and streaming video platforms: Stop engaging in the “vast surveillance” of consumers.
Not only will hashing data not anonymize it, but regulators, including the Federal Trade Commission, consider hashed identifiers to be personal information.
If you weren’t able to tune in to the FTC’s PrivacyCon event last week – it was a seven-hour affair, after all – then worry not. We gotchoo.
Commissioner Rebecca Slaughter had some free advice for anyone tuning in to the Federal Trade Commission’s virtual PrivacyCon event on Wednesday: “Pay close attention to Kochava.”
The next wave of privacy regulation revolves around data brokers. And while the term “data broker” may have a negative connotation, its legal definition is fairly straightforward.
Last week, FTC Chair Lina Khan announced a probe into Big Tech’s relationship with generative AI companies at an FTC forum to address competition concerns related to AI technology – its first AI-focused tech summit.
Lawmakers are busy playing politics, and it’s getting in the way of creating safety guardrails for children’s privacy online.
Meet Doceree, a programmatic health care marketing platform with a twist. Rather than allowing brands to target patients on the open web, Doceree has a specialized DSP for targeting doctors with secure messages on physician-only platforms, says CEO Harshit Jain.
