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Senate Hearing on Promoting Competition and Privacy in the Tech Sector: Two Hearings in One?

December 16, 2021
Editorial Team
Amazon, Consumer Privacy, Cross-Border Data Transfers, Data Brokers, Data Privacy, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Senate, US Data Privacy Legislation

On December 7, 2021, the Senate Finance Committee’s Subcommittee on Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Growth conducted a hearing on “promoting competition, growth, and privacy protection in the technology sector.” The hearing could have been conducted using a split-screen format, since one group of Senators and witnesses focused on anti-competitive behavior by the tech giants and…

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FTC Report Reveals ISP Data Privacy Failures

November 19, 2021
Michael Reinhardt
Consumer Privacy, Dark Patterns, Data Brokers, Data Security, Federal Trade Commission (FTC)

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently issued a report on the privacy practices of internet service providers (ISPs). The report is based on material provided by the United States’ six largest ISPs – AT&T, Verizon Wireless, Charter Communications Operating, Xfinity, T-Mobile, and Google Fiber. These ISPs comprise approximately 99 percent of the mobile internet market.…

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