FTC Lives Up to Law Enforcement Role, Says Acting Consumer Protection Chief Pahl
The FTC "to date" has brought more than 130 spam and spyware cases, more than 120 cases targeting illegal telemarketing to those on the Do Not Call registry, more than 100 Fair Credit Reporting Act actions, about 60 data security,…
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and 50-plus consumer privacy actions, said Thomas Pahl, the agency's acting director-Bureau of Consumer Protection, in a Thursday blog post. He said the commission also has logged nearly 30 cases involving Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act violations and 20 actions enforcing the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act. Pahl wrote the agency's enforcement involved brick-and-mortar cases and all aspects of the online ecosystem, "including social networks, search engines, ad networks, online retailers, mobile apps, device manufacturers, and participants in the Internet of Things (IoT) marketplace." The post outlined the agency's broad jurisdiction "as diverse as retail, advertising, credit reporting, health, financial, tech hardware, software, mobile, and social media," enforcement actions and work on providing guidance to industry.