Privacy & Data Protection Team Adds Technical Expertise & Cooperation

The Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) Privacy and Data Protection Task Force in parallel with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and other federal and state agencies announced ongoing initiatives to strengthen law enforcement efforts through increased technical expertise and cooperation, including for privacy and data protection enforcement matters. Since establishing the intra-agency Task Force in June 2023, the FCC has:

• more than doubled the number of staff working on privacy and data protection enforcement investigations;
• integrated technologists, software and hardware engineers, and other subject matter experts in its enforcement matters, adding to the FCC’s deep technical expertise in rulemaking and licensing matters;
• convened technical experts on artificial intelligence, machine learning, and other emerging technologies through its Technological Advisory Council; and
• engaged technical experts from the private sector and academia to support privacy and data protection enforcement efforts.

The FCC recognizes the need for greater coordination and cooperation between technical experts across federal agencies, and will continue to support greater technical engagement between agencies in support of the Task Force’s focus on privacy and data protection.