“President Obama remains committed to an open internet, where consumers are free to choose the websites they want to visit and the online services they want to use, and where online innovators are allowed to compete on a level playing field based on the quality of their products.”
Senator Fischer calls for data privacy
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Sen Deb Fischer (R-NE) took to the Senate floor to call for action on data privacy, in the wake of a data breach at the shopping giant Target over the holidays.
House committee to debate future of FTC
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The four current members of the Federal Trade Commission will testify at a hearing being held by the House Commerce subcommittee on Trade. The hearing -- entitled “The FTC at 100: Where Do We Go from Here?” -- will examine the competition and consumer protection agency’s mission, budget and authority as it enters its second century.