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Washington Internet Daily considers how Wyndham ruling will affect FTC authority

March 10, 2014

The preliminary ruling in FTC v. Wyndham is expected to come out very soon, and all sides are paying close attention since the case (which...


Critical breach verdict nears in FTC case: Berin Szoka discusses Wyndham case in Politico Pro

February 26, 2014

The ruling in Federal Trade Commission v. Wyndham is expected to come out in a matter of days, and Politico talked with TF’s Berin Szoka and...


Shutdown delays oral arguments in key data security case: FTC v. Wyndham

October 8, 2013

We recently noted that a Federal district court had finally set oral arguments on Wyndham Hotels’ motion to dismiss the FTC’s data security enforcement action....


Video: FTC Commissioner Ohlhausen on Protecting Consumers in the Digital Age

October 4, 2013

Before her stint as Federal Trade Commissioner, Maureen Ohlhausen oversaw the FTC’s Office of Policy Planning and helped to author the 2007 “FTC at 100”...


TechFreedom Joins Coalition to Reform ECPA

September 30, 2013

The Electronic Communications Privacy Act, or ECPA, is one of the Internet’s most outdated laws. It says hundreds of federal entities, including the IRS and...


Now in its 100th year, the FTC has become the Federal Technology Commission

September 26, 2013

Today marks the 99th anniversary of the Federal Trade Commission Act, which will be commemorated tomorrow by FTC Commissioner Maureen Ohlhausen in an public address...