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Hey, FTC, Whatsathamattawitchew? Focus on identity theft, already!

September 25, 2013

The FTC’s raison d’etre is the prevention of consumer harm. The FTC Act prohibits unfair or deceptive acts and practices. Both proscriptions are grounded in...


More fuzzy thinking about the magical power of broadband

September 25, 2013

We’re all in favor of faster broadband and of removing regulatory barriers at the Federal, state and local level that make it difficult for new...


Regulators cannot resist loving the Internet to death

September 25, 2013

This law also reminds us regulators cannot resist loving the Internet to death. California alone considered an astounding 215 bills containing the word “Internet” this legislative...


100 is the New 30: Commissioner Ohlhausen on How the FTC Stays Vital in the Digital Age

September 24, 2013

Join TechFreedom and the International Center for Law & Economics this Friday, September 27, as we commemorate the 99th anniversary of the Federal Trade Commission Act....


NYTimes: deregulation = “help from the government”

September 23, 2013

Entrepreneurs looking to the crowd to finance their big ideas just got a little extra help from the government. What’s this? A new federal subsidy?...


The FTC’s 100th Year: Commissioner Ohlhausen on the Future of the Federal Trade Commission

September 20, 2013

Join TechFreedom and the International Center for Law and Economics on September 27 as we commemorate the 99th anniversary of the Federal Trade Commission Act....