House Democrats Ask What FTC Would Do With $50M-$100M in Extra Privacy Funding
House Democrats asked FTC Chairman Joe Simons how the agency might spend an additional $50 million to $100 million in funding on consumer protection and privacy issues. Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone of New Jersey and House Consumer Protection Subcommittee…
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Chair Jan Schakowsky of Illinois, who are crafting privacy legislation, asked what the agency would do with 100 new privacy and data security attorneys or technologists. For every high-profile case, there are many more that don’t get media attention and FTC priority, the lawmakers wrote Wednesday: “Nevertheless, consumers may face significant harm from these less well-known privacy and data security incidents.”