Friday was the FTC’s 100th anniversary, which Chairwoman Edith...
Friday was the FTC’s 100th anniversary, which Chairwoman Edith Ramirez marked with a blog post (http://1.usa.gov/1BgyCxq). “In the years after President Wilson signed the FTC Act, then-cutting edge technologies like movies and radio dramatically reshaped U.S. commerce,” she said. “Our…
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economy is now being transformed by, among other things, wireless communications services, the Internet of Things and big data.” The FTC’s role, however, has remained the same -- “promoting competition and the interests of American consumers using the tried-and-true tools of law enforcement, sound public policy, and consumer education,” said Ramirez. The commission is “on the cutting edge of rapid economic and technological changes,” she said.