FTC Consumer Protection Bureau Director Andrew Smith worked with 54 clients that could trigger his recusal, including Equifax, PayPal and Uber, according to agency records we obtained through a Freedom of Information Act request. The clients paid Smith $5,000 or more in a given year dating back two years from his May 21 appointment. By signing President Donald Trump’s ethics pledge, Smith for two years after his appointment can't participate “in any particular matter involving specific parties that is directly and substantially related to [a] former employer or former clients, including regulations and contracts.”
FTC Consumer Protection Bureau Director Andrew Smith worked with 54 clients that could trigger his recusal, including Equifax, PayPal and Uber, according to agency records we obtained through a Freedom of Information Act request. The clients paid Smith $5,000 or more in a given year dating back two years from his May 21 appointment. By signing President Donald Trump’s ethics pledge, Smith for two years after his appointment can't participate “in any particular matter involving specific parties that is directly and substantially related to [a] former employer or former clients, including regulations and contracts.”
FTC Consumer Protection Bureau Director Andrew Smith worked with 54 clients that could trigger his recusal, including Equifax, PayPal and Uber, according to agency records we obtained through a Freedom of Information Act request. The clients paid Smith $5,000 or more in a given year dating back two years from his May 21 appointment. By signing President Donald Trump’s ethics pledge, Smith for two years after his appointment can't participate “in any particular matter involving specific parties that is directly and substantially related to [a] former employer or former clients, including regulations and contracts.”
The U.S. needs data security legislation, which could strengthen FTC civil penalty authority and deter repeat offenders, Chairman Joe Simons and Commissioner Rohit Chopra told the House Digital Commerce Subcommittee Wednesday (see 1807160051). During the new commission’s first official appearance on Capitol Hill, House Commerce Committee ranking member Frank Pallone, D-N.J., said that despite Uber’s infractions in two data breaches, the FTC couldn't levy civil penalties (see 1804120056).
The U.S. needs data security legislation, which could strengthen FTC civil penalty authority and deter repeat offenders, Chairman Joe Simons and Commissioner Rohit Chopra told the House Digital Commerce Subcommittee Wednesday (see 1807160051). During the new commission’s first official appearance on Capitol Hill, House Commerce Committee ranking member Frank Pallone, D-N.J., said that despite Uber’s infractions in two data breaches, the FTC couldn't levy civil penalties (see 1804120056).
The U.S. needs data security legislation, which could strengthen FTC civil penalty authority and deter repeat offenders, Chairman Joe Simons and Commissioner Rohit Chopra told the House Digital Commerce Subcommittee Wednesday (see 1807160051). During the new commission’s first official appearance on Capitol Hill, House Commerce Committee ranking member Frank Pallone, D-N.J., said that despite Uber’s infractions in two data breaches, the FTC couldn't levy civil penalties (see 1804120056).
Social media platforms continue to struggle with distinguishing legitimate posts from harmful content, resulting in bias against conservatives, House Judiciary Committee Republicans told witnesses from Facebook, Twitter and YouTube Tuesday (see 1807130061). Democrats dismissed that as false and criticized the majority for not addressing President Donald Trump’s denial of Russian interference online in the 2016 election.
Social media platforms continue to struggle with distinguishing legitimate posts from harmful content, resulting in bias against conservatives, House Judiciary Committee Republicans told witnesses from Facebook, Twitter and YouTube Tuesday (see 1807130061). Democrats dismissed that as false and criticized the majority for not addressing President Donald Trump’s denial of Russian interference online in the 2016 election.
Expect the House Digital Commerce Subcommittee's Wednesday hearing to focus on whether the FTC has proper authority to protect consumers’ digital privacy (see 1807110060), members told us. “I want to see more authority given to the Federal Trade Commission,” said ranking member Jan Schakowsky, D-Ill. “Unfortunately, they don’t have the authorities that are needed in order to provide the kind of data security that we need. I think it’s the appropriate agency to do it, but presently they don’t have the capacity.”
Expect the House Digital Commerce Subcommittee's Wednesday hearing to focus on whether the FTC has proper authority to protect consumers’ digital privacy (see 1807110060), members told us. “I want to see more authority given to the Federal Trade Commission,” said ranking member Jan Schakowsky, D-Ill. “Unfortunately, they don’t have the authorities that are needed in order to provide the kind of data security that we need. I think it’s the appropriate agency to do it, but presently they don’t have the capacity.”