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Mark Meador's Nomination to the Federal Trade Commission Is Bad News for Consumers

Meador’s nomination is a win for antitrust activism and a blow to economic freedom.

Is Facial Recognition a Useful Public Safety Tool or Something Sinister?

Your Face Belongs to Us documents how facial recognition might threaten our freedom.

Lina Khan rejected FTC ethics recommendation to recuse in Meta case

The Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan declined to recuse herself from an FTC case against Meta Platforms Inc., despite the advice of the agency’s top ethics official, according to internal agency documents.

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FTC charges Amazon with privacy violations over Alexa and Ring cameras

Amazon will pay more than $30 million to settle alleged privacy violations involving its voice assistant Alexa and its doorbell camera Ring

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Meta learned via a tweet of FTC’s surprise suit to block vr deal

Meta Platforms Inc. learned that the US Federal Trade Commission was suing the company over one of its smaller acquisitions via a Twitter post.

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FTC’s Khan overruled staff to sue Meta over VR app deal

Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan led her fellow Democrats in the agency’s majority vote to sue Meta Platforms Inc. this week, despite the staff recommending against bringing a case to challenge the company’s acquisition of Within Unlimited Inc., according to three people with knowledge of the decision.

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Lina Khan's to-do list on Big Tech

With a key spot on the FTC now filled, the commissioner has a chance to pursue a bigger agenda.

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Senate confirms Brainard as Fed vice chair but COVID-19 trips Democrats on Cook vote

The Senate voted 52-43 Tuesday to confirm Lael Brainard, a member of the Federal Reserve board, to become vice chair, but fell short of the votes needed to move forward with Lisa Cook’s nomination to join the board.

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Exclusive: U.S. Chamber seeks to delay confirmation of FTC commissioner

Exclusive: U.S. Chamber seeks to delay confirmation of FTC commissioner

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce wants nominee Alvaro Bedoya to answer more questions.

Senate panel deadlocks again over nomination of Bedoya for FTC

Senate panel deadlocks again over nomination of Bedoya for FTC

Senate Commerce is again deadlocked on President Biden's nomination to the FTC because of a tweet about the 2016 Republican convention.

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