FTC Launches Data-Privacy Proposal for 'Surveillance' Crackdown

The Federal Trade Commission is seeking public feedback on a proposed rulemaking to limit what it's dubbed "commerical surveillance" by businesses that sell or share information collected about people. From a report: The advance notice, announced Thursday, would protect the personal data companies such as Alphabet Inc. and Meta Platforms Inc. collect about consumers.

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