From EPIC.org: Christine Wilson, one of four current members of the Federal Trade Commission, said Friday that she is open to using the FTC’s rulemaking authority to regulate data privacy. “I would hope that Congress will act, but if Congress doesn’t act, maybe we do spend that time,” Politico quoted Commissioner Wilson as saying during a Silicon Flatirons event. EPIC has…
Category: Govt
CBP Re-opens Comment Period on Proposed Rule for Biometric Entry/Exit Program
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is required by various congressional and presidential mandates to implement a biometric entry/exit system. As part of our ongoing efforts to safeguard the Nation’s border and facilitate legitimate travel and trade, CBP published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) in the Federal Register on November 19, 2020, which proposes that all…
The CBP Used COVID As An Excuse To Install Facial Recognition At 76 Airports
Joe Cadillic writes: A recent DHS report titled the “CBP Trade and Travel Report” reads like an instruction manual on how to exploit the public’s fear of COVID. The report is a perfect example of how the Feds used the pandemic as an excuse to install facial recognition cameras across the country. The report starts out by…
What A New Administration Means for the FTC’s Data Privacy & Security Enforcement Agenda
Laura Kim and Nicole Roberts of Covington and Burling write: With a new administration and a new Congress come key leadership changes and new priorities at the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). The change in administration paves the way for a Democratic-led Commission, though a permanent FTC Chairman and a successor to Commissioner Chopra (who has…