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How Long Should Americans Wait for Clarity on Digital Privacy?

January 14, 2015

President Obama doesn’t want to talk about surveillance—and is once again trying to change the subject to regulating the companies that have made the Internet...


Federal Intrusion – Too Many Apps for That: TF’s Geoffrey Manne in WSJ

September 18, 2014

Who’s better suited to design an app store? Google, or the Federal Trade Commission (FTC)? The answer seems obvious, but recent enforcement actions by the...


A Bold Proposal: Congress Must Establish a Commission to Audit America’s Privacy Laws

August 6, 2014

TechFreedom and ICLE File Joint Comments on the NTIA’s Inquiry into Big Data Yesterday, TechFreedom and the International Center for Law & Economics (ICLE) filed...


Highlights from our Luncheon on the FTC’s Use of Economics

August 4, 2014

First Apple, Now Amazon: Where is the FTC Heading on Digital Consumer Protection? TechFreedom and the International Center for Law and Economics (ICLE) hosted a...


FTC Officials to Speak at Luncheon on the Commission’s Use of Economics

July 28, 2014

First Apple, now Amazon: Where is the FTC Heading on Digital Consumer Protection?  The Federal Trade Commission’s recent enforcement actions against Amazon and Apple raise...


Thanks, FTC, but We Don’t Need a National Nanny

July 24, 2014

“Just think about the children!” has always been the rallying cry of hyperactive regulators. Lately, the FTC claimed it was protecting children — well, actually,...