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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....


Arguments set in Wyndham for 11/7: Will the FTC lose on data security?

September 24, 2013

Over the last nine years, the FTC has brought four dozen enforcement actions alleging that a failure to have reasonable data security was unfair and/or deceptive. Last...


LabMD and Data Security Event Video

September 24, 2013

Check out the full video of TechFreedom and Cause of Action‘s September 12 event on the Federal Trade Commission’s informal regulation of data security. The luncheon discussion began with...