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Transcripts For CSPAN Communicators With Terrell McSweeny 20170520

We have some limitations to our jurisdictions. Around issues of common carriage. We are at a moment in time where the jurisdiction is very much a source of conversation in this area as well. I would say the ftc rule is a generalized Consumer Protection enforcer, but we need some of our jurisdiction when it comes to being clarified. A top republican, the only republican on the commission. Wiry down to two . Why are we down to two . We are waiting for new commissioner nominees from the new york administration. We do have a commission where we can function. Ftc is arically the bipartisan commission. My colleague and acting chairman can function through consensus and as enforcers we do agree. Can you have a conversation in the hallway . We talk about the weather in the hallway. Sometimes our children and acting chairman have some wonderful new grandbabies. Developments. We are covered by the sunshine act, so we do have to notice ....

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Transcripts For CSPAN2 Communicators With Terrell McSweeny 20170522

Guest well, its a great question and be incredibly topical given the wanna cry Ransomware Attack that is really zipping around the world over the last few days. The ftc is a generalized Consumer Protection enforcer and has also taken on the role of protecting consumer Data Security. And in that context, weve actually brought about 60 cases in the last few years involving whether security practices of companies are adequate to protect the consumer data that theyre holding. So weve been very active in crafting an approach to the security of consumer data that includes our start with Security Initiative and a process that we like to Call Security by design which is building the security principles all a ....

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Transcripts For CSPAN2 Communicators With Terrell McSweeny 20170523

This week on the communicators we want to produce you terrel mcsweeny, the only democrat on the trade commission what is the charge of the ftc . The federal trade commission is the nations top Consumer Protection Enforcement Agency. We have a general mandate to protect consumers from unfair deceptive acts and practices from anticompetitive practices. Mandate is realtivelily broad. We cover many sectors of the economy but as im sure well discuss we have limitations to our jurisdiction, including around issues of common carriage. So were at a moment in time where the ftcs jurisdiction fccs sure disk is a source of conversation in this area as well. So, i would say the ftcs role is a generalized Consumer Protection enforcer but we need to have some jurisdiction when it comes to telecommunications clarified. Ho ....

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