Date Topic Info Typesort ascending Description
03/25/2019 FTC announce agenda for April 9-10 Hearing #12: The FTC’s Approach to Consumer Privacy News

Press release: https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/press-releases/2019/03/ftc-annou
04/27/2021 Venable Summary of House Committee on Consumer Protection and Commerce: The Consumer Protection and Recovery Act News

Venable summary of House Committee on Consumer Protection and Commerce hearing: The Consumer Protection and Recovery Act: Returning Money to Defrauded Consumers. Summary attached.
08/05/2015 Markey, Senate Democrates call for "Do Not Disturb" technology to block telemarketing and unwanted robocalls News

Today, Senator Markey (D-Mass.) and seven Senate Democrats urged the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to help consumers block unwanted telemarketing calls on both landline and wireless phones.  In a letter sent today to the FCC, the Senator
03/14/2016 Time, Mansueto Ventures sued for alleged data-selling practices (Part 2) News

Two suites brought in Michigan for alleged violations of state privacy regulations. 

Copies of the suits attached to separate posts.
11/07/2016 FCC Comments and FCC BIAS privacy/Security/Breach Order News

As noted earlier, the FCC has posted final rules regarding Broadband Internet Access Providers. Attached are the ESPC's comments submitted to the FCC in connection with the privacy/data security/data breach rulemaking process.
05/04/2017 New ad-tech consortium aims to rival Facebook, Google on targeting News

Link to article: https://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/300508/new-ad-tech-consortium-aims-to-rival-face
01/22/2018 FTC Releases Annual Privacy and Data Security Update Summarizing its Privacy and Data Security Work in 2017 News

FTC releases 2017 privacy report.

Wilmer Hale blog post on report attached.
10/11/2018 ESPC Summary of 10/11/18 Senate Commerce Committee Hearing on consumer data privacy News

Summary notes on 10/10/18 Sentate Commerce Committee: Consumer Data Privacy: Examining Lessons from the EU's GDPR and CA's CCPA
10/13/2020 CA DOJ announces 3rd set of CCPA regulations News

Link to announcement: https://www.oag.ca.gov/privacy/ccpa/current
06/29/2015 Politico: Washington slow to react to the Internet of Things revolution News

Report: Politico investigation into Washington's understanding of the Internet of Things.

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