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FTC Staff Comment to the NTIA: Developing the Administration’s Approach to Consumer Privacy

Matter Number:

P195400

Docket Number:

18021780-8780-01

FTC staff submitted a comment to the NTIA regarding the development of the Administration’s approach to consumer privacy. The comment discusses the FTC’s balanced approach to privacy that weighs the risks of data misuse with the benefits of data to innovation and competition. The comment also offers observations on the timely topics of security, transparency, choice, and FTC enforcement. It concludes with a discussion of the future of privacy policymaking in the United States.

application/pdf icon Text of the FTC Staff Comment (416.98 KB)
Related Release:
FTC Submits Comments to NTIA on Consumer Privacy

Comment of the Staff of the Federal Trade Commission’s Bureau of Consumer Protection Before the Consumer Product Safety Commission In the Matter of the Internet of Things and Consumer Product Hazards

Matter Number:

P185404

Docket Number:

CPSC-2018-007

application/pdf icon Text of the Comment of the Staff of the Federal Trade Commission’s Bureau of Consumer Protection (105.18 KB)
Related Release:
FTC’s Bureau of Consumer Protection Staff Submits Comment on Internet of Things and Consumer Product Hazards

Federal Trade Commission Staff Comment Before the Pennsylvania State House of Representatives Regarding the Likely Competitive Impact of House Bill 100 On Advanced Practice Registered Nurse-Certified Nurse Practitioners

Matter Number:

V180002

application/pdf icon Text of the Federal Trade Commission Staff Comment (178.1 KB)
Related Release:
FTC Staff: Proposed Pennsylvania Legislation Affecting Nurse Practitioners Likely to Benefit Competition and Consumers while Promoting Principles of Economic Liberty

FTC Staff’s Third Submission to the Tennessee Department of Health Regarding the Certificate of Public Advantage Application of Mountain States Health Alliance and Wellmont Health System

Matter Number:

151 0115

application/pdf icon FTC Staff’s Third Submission to the Tennessee Department of Health Regarding the Certificate of Public Advantage Application of Mountain States Health Alliance and Wellmont Health System (238.22 KB)
Related Release:
FTC Staff Provides Additional Comment and Testimony in Tennessee Opposing Mountain States’ and Wellmont’s Certificate of Public Advantage Application

Comment of the Staff of the Bureau of Consumer Protection, the Bureau of Competition, and the Bureau of Economics of the Federal Trade Commission Before the Federal Communications Commission: In the Matter of Restoring Internet Freedom

Matter Number:

P165409

Docket Number:

17-108

application/pdf icon Text of the FTC Staff Comment (526.29 KB)
Text of the Comment of Acting Chairman Maureen K. Ohlhausen
Text of the Comment of Commissioner Terrell McSweeny
Related Release:
FTC Staff Offers Comment on FCC’s Network Neutrality Proceeding

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