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Privacy & Information Security Law Blog: FTC To Commence Hearings On Competition And Consumer Protection In The 21st Century
03 September 2018
Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP
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The Federal Trade Commission announced the opening dates of its
Hearings on Competition and Consumer Protection in the 21st
Century, a series of public hearings that will discuss whether
broad-based changes in the economy, evolving business practices,
new technologies or international developments might require
adjustments to competition and consumer protection law, enforcement
priorities and policy. The FTC and Georgetown University Law Center
will co-sponsor two full-day sessions of hearings on September 13
and 14, 2018, to be held at the Georgetown University Law Center
facility.
Panelists at the hearings will consider, among other topics, the
regulation of consumer data and whether the U.S. economy has become
more concentrated and less competitive. The FTC invites public
comment on any of the issues.
More information is available on the FTC's website.
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