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Janice Schakowsky: “Outside of such authority specifically granted by statute in this case, the FTC's authority to promulgate rules…”

On the recordFebruary 27, 2014
Outside of such authority specifically granted by statute in this case, the FTC's authority to promulgate rules regarding privacy and data security is severely limited.
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Janice Schakowsky
Democratic · Illinois

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Schakowsky discusses the limitations of the FTC's authority on privacy rules.

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