FTC Resources for Reporters
FTC's Privacy Report: Balancing Privacy and Innovation
On March 26, 2012, the FTC issued its final report setting forth best practices for businesses to protect the privacy of American consumers and give them greater control over the collection and use of their personal data. The report expands on a preliminary staff report released in December 2010, which proposed a framework for consumer privacy in light of new technologies that allow for rapid data collection and sharing that is often invisible to consumers. The goal is to balance the privacy interests of consumers with innovation that relies on information to develop beneficial new products and services.
News Releases:
- FTC Testifies on Commercial Uses of Facial Recognition Technologies – 7/18/2012
- FTC Testifies on Efforts to Protect Consumer Privacy – 5/09/2012
- FTC Issues Final Commission Report on Protecting Consumer Privacy – 3/26/2012
- FTC To Host Workshop on Facial Recognition Technology – 9/19/2011
- FTC Testifies on Protecting Consumers' Privacy – 7/14/2011
- Consumer Confidence in Internet Marketplace Depends on Privacy Protections FTC Tells Senate Commerce Committee – 6/29/2011
- FTC Testifies on Consumer Privacy and Protection in the Mobile Marketplace – 5/19/2011
- FTC Testifies on Protecting Consumers' Privacy on Mobile Devices – 5/10/2011
- FTC Testifies on Do Not Track Legislation – 12/02/2010
- FTC Staff Issues Privacy Report, Offers Framework for Consumers, Businesses, and Policymakers – 12/01/2010
Interactive Workshops – Transcripts:
- Interactive Facebook Chat – FTC Privacy Report (March 2012)
- Interactive Twitter Chat – FTC Privacy Report (March 2012)
- Face Facts: A Forum on Facial Recognition: FTC Workshop Tweets (December 2011)
- FTC staff discusses the proposed framework for privacy (December 2011)
Reports and Workshops:
- FTC Report: Protecting Consumer Privacy in an Era of Rapid Change: Recommendations For Businesses and Policymakers
- A Preliminary FTC Staff Report on Protecting Consumer Privacy in an Era of Rapid Change: A Proposed Framework for Businesses and Policymakers
- Exploring Privacy, a Roundtable Series
Congressional Testimony:
