FTC Schedules Nov. 29 Forum on Cross-Border Commerce
The Federal Trade Commission scheduled a Nov. 29 forum on enforceable industry codes of conduct to protect consumers in cross-border commerce. It said such voluntary procedures developed by government entities, businesses, consumer groups and other organizations are becoming increasingly important…
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with the expansion of global commerce. The forum will explore the use of systems like one created earlier this year to give consumers in the Asia-Pacific region more consistent privacy protections when their information moves between countries with different privacy rules, the FTC said. The open forum will be at the FTC's Satellite Building Conference Center in Washington, D.C., and will precede a conference sponsored by the American Society of International Law Nov. 29 to Dec. 1 at the George Washington University Law School on the role of the private sector in shaping oversight of the global marketplace.