Mar 5, 06:12 PM

FTC Targets Companies Mishandling Sensitive Data and Algorithmic Price Setting with Informed Consent

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is cracking down on the mishandling of consumers' sensitive data by companies, warning against practices like misrepresenting browsing data and using algorithms to set prices. The FTC emphasizes the importance of obtaining informed consent to protect privacy and prevent secondary harms. Calls for a federal data privacy standard with strong data minimization requirements are growing.

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