FTC – Commercial Surveillance and Data Security Public Forum

Organized by The Federal Trade Commission

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) exists to protect consumers and competition by preventing anticompetitive, deceptive, and unfair business practices through law enforcement, advocacy, and education without unduly burdening legitimate business activity.

Event Overview

The Commission hosted a public forum regarding its Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPR) on commercial surveillance and data security practices that harm consumers and competition. The public forum included panel discussions and the public was invited to provide remarks.

During the last portion of the public forum, members of the public were invited to share feedback on the FTC’s Commercial Surveillance and Data Security Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking.

Each commenter was given two minutes to share their comments. Speaker registration was available through Wednesday, August 31, 2022 at 8 pm ET.