Federal Trade Commission

FTC Chair Lina Khan Announces New Appointments in Agency Leadership Positions

Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan announced several new additions to the FTC’s Office of Policy Planning:

FTC to Restrict Future Acquisitions for Firms that Pursue Anticompetitive Mergers

The Federal Trade Commission announced that it is restoring its long-established practice of routinely restricting future acquisitions for merging parties that pursue anti-competitive mergers.

A Look At What ISPs Know About You: Examining the Privacy Practices of Six Major Internet Service Providers

Many internet service providers (ISPs) collect and share far more data about their customers than many consumers may expect—including access to all of their Internet traffic and real-time location data—while failing to offer consumers meaningful choices about how this data can be used. This report details the expanding scope and some troubling aspects of some ISP data collection practices.