The FTC as Guardian of Privacy and Data Security

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Paul Ohm, May 13, 2014

In this article, I focus my remarks on the FTC’s work on data security and consumer privacy, and especially the privacy of information collected from consumers via the internet. I will not focus on the FTC’s important work in other aspects of consumer protection and competition.

Although vital work on privacy protection takes place throughout federal, state, and local governments, were it not for