Daniel Solove and Woodrow Hartzog write: This past Tuesday the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) filed a complaint against AT&T for allegedly throttling the Internet of its customers even though they paid for unlimited data plans. This complaint was surprising for many, who thought the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) was the agency that handled such telecommunications issues. Is…
Category: Govt
Does the FCC Have FTC Envy?
Jedidiah Bracy writes: It’s been a busy week for the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC). On Monday, the FCC announced its largest enforcement action to date by hitting TerraCom and its affiliate YourTel America with a $10 million fine for poor data security practices. That’s not chump change. Plus, the previous “largest enforcement action” for the agency only…
People trust NSA more than Google, survey says
Chris Matyszczyk reports: People don’t always say what they think. Especially in business and love. Please, therefore, consider this question: whom would you trust more with your private data: the NSA, a company like Google, or your mom? I ask because I’m looking at the results of a survey, conducted between October 9 and12, that asked…
ICE twice breached privacy policy with license-plate database
Ellen Nakashima reports: After the Department of Homeland Security canceled a plan for broad law enforcement access to a national license-plate tracking system in February, officials established a policy that required similar plans be vetted by department privacy officers to ensure they do not violate Americans’ civil liberties. Two months later, however, officials with DHS’s Immigration and…