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Former Federal Trade Commission (FTC) leaders testified at a Senate Commerce Committee hearing on the need to adequately fund the agency in order to ensure its ability to protect consumer pr…

The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Consumer Protection held a hearing with the Lina Khan, chair of the Federal Trade Commission, and her fellow commissioners. They testified befor…

The American Bar Association held a virtual discussion on the Department of Justice’s recently proposed changes to the Communications Decency Act, which was written in 1996. Lauren Willard, …

Members of business and tourism industries, university and law communities, and service and employee advocacy groups testified at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on the issue of liabili…

The Georgetown University Law Center held a forum on congressional oversight of the Justice Department and the FBI during the Trump administration. Speakers included Representative John Sarb…

New America’s Open Technology Institute hosted a discussion on Facebook’s data and privacy practices following allegations that U.K. firm Cambridge Analytica misused miliions of Facebook use…

Author, former independent presidential candidate, and consumer advocate Ralph Nader hosted the Breaking Through Power conference. Speakers during the morning portion of the conference talke…

The former heads of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the Department of Health and Human Services, and Department of Agriculture spoke about the future of food production and safety in…

Consumer activists, government officials and technology leaders at the Consumer Federation of America’s 2016 conference talked about the benefits and risks of the “sharing economy” of servic…

Academics and private sector officials talked about ways private companies respond to cyber threats. They focused on how they partner with law enforcement to protect their networks, and the …

Participants spoke about consumer protection and the wide variety of fraudulent schemes used to lure consumers. They provided information on how consumers could protect themselves, and share…

Panelists talked about frauds perpetrated against the elderly. Topics included the most common types of scams being directed at the elderly and the challenges involved in preventing and pros…

Attorney General Holder and other officials gave an overview of the Justice Department’s approach to consumer fraud cases. This was part of a Justice Department summit on consumer protection…

Witnesses testified about ways to protect consumer information from theft and if federal legislation is needed. The Secret Service’s deputy agent in charge of cyber operations said that 96 p…

Officials from Apple, Facebook, and Google testified on consumer privacy issues surrounding the use of mobile technology devices such as smartphones and tablets. The hearing focused on track…

Witnesses examined the feasibility of establishing a mechanism that provides Internet users a simple and universal method to opt-out from having their online activity tracked by data-gatheri…

David Vladeck talked about the Federal Trade Commission’s role in online privacy and how that role could change if legislation passes Congress.

Witnesses testified about various consumer fraud schemes and scams , and ways the frauds were used to capitalize on the poor economy during the recession. They also focused on regulation and…

The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee held a hearing titled “Should FDA Food and Drug Administration Drug and Medical Device Regulation Bar State Liability Claims?” FDA a…