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FCC Cynically Downplaying Broadband Deployment to Justify Regulatory Powergrabs
WASHINGTON D.C. — Today, for the fourth time since 2010, the FCC voted to issue an annual Broadband Deployment Report claiming that U.S. broadband deployment...
FTC Issues Stealth Regulations over Internet of Things
WASHINGTON D.C. — Today, the FTC released a report recommending “best practices” around privacy and data security for the “Internet of Things” — connected smart...
Maureen Ohlhausen Objects to FTC’s Internet of Things Report
Commissioner Ohlhausen voted to approve issuance of the staff report, but objected to the report’s call for new baseline privacy legislation: I do not support...
Josh Wright Blasts FTC’s Internet of Things Report
Commissioner Wright has objected before that the FTC doesn’t take cost-benefit analysis seriously. He levels much the same criticism at the FTC’s new Internet of...
The FTC Used to Care About Tradeoffs
The FTC’s Bureau of Consumer Protection doesn’t seem to care much for cost-benefit analysis. But it’s worth remembering that the idea (much cherished by Carter-era...