FTC
Omnibus Bill Includes FCC Spectrum Auction Extension, TikTok Ban on Government Devices
The spending package includes an extension of the FCC’s auction authority to March 2023.
Privacy
Committee Hears Search Engine Maintains Profit While Limiting Targeted Advertising
DuckDuckGo argued that its contextual ads are effective and not intrusive.
House
Threat of Scams Heightened in Age of Coronavirus, Say House Consumer Protection Subcommittee Members
May 11, 2020 — The coronavirus pandemic has given birth to all-too-predictable scams, agreed members of the House Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee and the Federal Trade Commission during a teleconference Monday. The conference, hosted by Subcommittee Chair Jan Schakowsky, D-Ill., and Ra
Social Media
House Democrats Grill Facebook Witness, Tech Officials on Social Media Disinformation
WASHINGTON, January 8, 2020 – House Democrats on Wednesday pressed Facebook and other technology observers on why tech companies aren’t doing more to prevent the spread of “deepfakes” and other forms of digital manipulation online. At an Energy and Commerce subcommittee hearing on “Manipulation and
Energy and Commerce
House Commerce Committee Leaders Question Amazon CEO Bezos Over Potentially Fraudulent Reviews
WASHINGTON, July 9, 2019 — Amazon may be profiting from the sale of products promoted by increasing numbers of fake ratings and reviews, raising concerns among lawmakers. Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, D-N.J., and Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee Chair Jan Schakow
House
Digital Advertising Experts Square Off on Privacy Against Skeptical Members of Congress
WASHINGTON, June 21, 2018 – Top digital advertising experts defended the importance of data collection against a committee skeptical of ad companies’ ethics. With data privacy increasingly at the forefront of tech policy debate, a June 14 House Energy and Commerce Committee hearing on the digital ad
House
Self-Driving Vehicles Prompt Subcommittee Debate About Appropriate Actions of National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
WASHINGTON, June 28, 2017 – Self-driving vehicles will be able to help the disabled and elderly reach their destinations, said David Strickland, counsel for the Self-Driving Coalition for Safer Streets, at a hearing on Capitol Hill on Tuesday. The hearing was hosted by the Digital Commerce and Consu
House
Congress Looks for Legislative Barriers to Internet of Things, But Finds None
WASHINGTON, June 18, 2017 — Members of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Digital Commerce Consumer Protection on Tuesday met with executives from companies producing products that could be considered part of the “Internet of Things” (IoT) with the aim of uncovering regulatory or legislat
