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FTC Privacy Enforcement
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is the primary enforcer of privacy laws in the U.S., using consent decrees, lawsuits and rulemaking to address unfair or deceptive data practices. The agency’s actions influence how companies design privacy programs, handle consumer data and respond to complaints. This page highlights major cases, policy updates, and enforcement patterns at the FTC that shape the U.S. privacy landscape.
The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision upholding President Donald Trump’s recent board firings suggests FTC Commissioners Rebecca Kelly Slaughter and Alvaro Bedoya shouldn’t be reinstated, FTC Chairman Andrew Ferguson and the Trump administration said in a filing Friday (see 2505060040).
It’s unclear if enforcers like the FTC can require the buyer of 23andMe to honor the company’s privacy policies if the buyer doesn’t publicly state its intention to do so, according to Reed Freeman, co-chair of the ArentFox privacy and data security group.
A Nevada genetic privacy bill responds to the 23andMe bankruptcy and Trump administration misinformation about people with autism, Nevada Assembly Speaker Steve Yeager (D) said Thursday. Yeager urged passage of his AB-589 at a livestreamed Assembly Government Affairs Committee hearing.
The FTC finalized a settlement with GoDaddy over allegations that the domain registry failed to implement proper security measures, which prompted data breaches, the commission said Wednesday. Under the order, GoDaddy cannot make misrepresentations about its security or compliance with privacy or security programs. In addition, it must establish an information-security program and hire a third-party assessor to review it.
State attorneys general last week made unfounded claims against House Republicans’ proposed AI moratorium, Rep. Jay Obernolte, R-Calif., told us Tuesday. The moratorium doesn’t block states from enforcing traditional consumer protection laws, he added.
President Donald Trump’s recent firings at the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board were illegal based on congressional intent and the Constitution, a federal judge ruled Wednesday (see 2502250052).
Increased FTC enforcement and expanding state regulatory requirements mean it's crucial that advertisers ensure their consumer health data activity complies with consumer privacy laws, said panelists during a Wiley health advertising webinar Tuesday.
Megan Cox has joined the Network Advertising Initiative (NAI) as director of its Privacy Review Program, NAI said Monday. She previously was an attorney in the FTC’s Division of Privacy and Identity Protection.
FTC Chairman Andrew Ferguson and Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., will headline the FTC’s June 4 workshop on child online safety, the commission announced Monday.