Chairman Pai Defers Cambridge Analytica Investigation to FTC

Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai has said the FCC does not plan to investigate reports that Dish, Tivo and ComScore may have given Cambridge Analytica "the specific viewing habits of many subscribers in the United States." Chairman Pai says the Federal Trade Commission should instead be the one investigating and added that he has forwarded the issue to the FTC. He said he was sure an inquiry would be in good hands. Chairman Pai told Rep Debbie Dingell (D-MI) that it was unclear whether Dish shared individual, personally-identifiable information or only "aggregate data which does not identify particular persons." He also said the FCC had limited authority given that neither TiVo nor ComScore were satellite companies or cable operators.