Companies should conduct a comprehensive review to ensure they’re not sharing sensitive data about Americans with foreign adversaries and violating federal law, the FTC said Monday in letters to 13 data brokers.
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.
Congress needs to set standards for kids’ safety and age-verification, a former FTC senior policy advisor said Monday during the State of the Net Conference in Washington.
Congress should pass legislation allowing the FTC to seek monetary relief under Section 13(b) of the FTC Act, the commission said in a congressional report issued Friday.
The reported use by the Department of Homeland Security of administrative subpoenas to gather information from U.S. citizens and organizations isn't likely to affect the fate of the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework (DPF), experts said.
The EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework (DPF) is likely dead if the U.S. Supreme Court weakens the independence of the FTC, Austrian activist and privacy attorney Max Schrems said Thursday during the Bridge Summit event in Washington.
Though the FTC and the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services are unlikely to focus on health care websites and privacy in 2026, health care entities should self-regulate, Davis Wright lawyer Adam Greene said Wednesday.
Vermont legislators should drop the private right of action from a genetic privacy bill advancing in the House, a representative from Ancestry.com told the House Commerce Committee on Wednesday. Several committee members and the attorney general’s office suggested a PRA is the right approach given the AG’s limited resources.
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A potential FTC rule amending COPPA would have a greater impact than an expected policy statement on age verification, attorneys at Wiley said in a post Friday.
Levi Swank will be FTC Consumer Protection Bureau deputy director, the agency said Friday. Swank most recently worked as a consumer protection litigator for Goodwin.