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How the FTC Can Mandate Data Minimization Through a Section 5 Unfairness Rulemaking

February 3, 2022

This paper argues that the FTC should use its Section 5 unfairness authority to establish a Data Minimization Rule to prohibit all secondary data uses with limited exceptions, ensuring that people can safely use apps and online services without having to take additional action.
- Consumer Privacy
- Data Minimization
- Data Protection
- Enforcement of Privacy Laws
- Publications
What the FTC Could Be Doing (But Isn’t) To Protect Privacy

October 13, 2021

EPIC's report "What the FTC Could Be Doing (But Isn't) to Protect Privacy" highlights numerous statutory authorities that the Federal Trade Commission has failed to use to safeguard privacy. EPIC identifies untapped or underused powers in the FTC's toolbox and explains how the FTC should deploy them to protect the public from abusive data practices.
- Enforcement of Privacy Laws
- Publications
Grading on a Curve: Privacy Legislation in the 116th Congress

April 1, 2020

Grading on a Curve: Privacy Legislation in the 116th Congress reviews recent developments, sets out a model bill, and assesses pending legislation.
- Data Protection
- Enforcement of Privacy Laws
- Privacy Laws
- Proposed U.S. Legislation
- Publications

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How the FTC Can Mandate Data Minimization Through a Section 5 Unfairness Rulemaking

What the FTC Could Be Doing (But Isn’t) To Protect Privacy

Grading on a Curve: Privacy Legislation in the 116th Congress

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