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FTC Cmr. Wright to Keynote Luncheon on FTC’s Use of Economics in Consumer Protection

July 23, 2014

FTC Commissioner Joshua Wright will be the keynote speaker at TechFreedom and ICLE’s latest installment in their year-long project “FTC: Technology and Reform,” launched in...


Join us 7/31 for a Luncheon Discussion on #FTCReform

July 14, 2014

First Apple, now Amazon: Where is the FTC Heading on Digital Consumer Protection? (RSVP) The FTC recently issued a complaint and consent order against Apple, alleging...


FTC Steps Up Meddling in User Experience Decisions, but Amazon Fights Back

July 4, 2014

Apple, Amazon, Samsung, Facebook, Google… they’re all constantly trying to outdo each other in offering users the best experience possible. Like old Dutch Master painters,...


Wyndham Decision Unsurprising but Misses the Point

April 7, 2014

Today, a federal court denied Wyndham’s Motion to Dismiss the FTC’s charges that the hotel chain failed to provide “reasonable” security for customer data. The...


“Big Data” Inquiry Should Study Economics & Free Speech: TF urges reform of blanket surveillance and FTC processes

April 1, 2014

Yesterday, TechFreedom submitted comments urging the White House to apply economic thinking to its inquiry into “Big Data,” also pointing out that the worst abuses...


FTC’s Administrative Litigation Process: Should the Commission Be Both Prosecutor and Judge?

March 11, 2014

This morning, the Washington Legal Foundation hosted a panel on how the FTC uses its administrative litigation process as an alternative to suing in court, “FTC’s...