[HIB] FTC wants to hold firms responsible for privacy

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THE US Federal Trade Commission has been telling senators how it would be a jolly good idea if it could enforce the way that companies look after their customers' privacy.US House Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Consumer Protection of the Committee on Energy and Commerce heard evidence from David Vladeck, director of the FTC’s Bureau of Consumer Protection.He outlined the FTC’s law enforcement actions against companies accountable for protecting consumer privacy. He said that the FTC has brought 28 actions charging businesses with failing to protect consumers’ personal information and 15 actions charging website operators with collecting information from children without parents’ consent.

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