ANALYSIS: FTC Privacy Authority Is Poised for Breakthrough Year

Nov. 14, 2022, 2:00 AM UTC

If the Federal Trade Commission were a major league baseball team, it might be fair to view 2022 as a rebuilding year regarding its privacy enforcement authority. 2023, on the other hand, might just be the season that marks the FTC’s long-awaited return to a privacy authority winning streak.

The FTC spent 2022 recalibrating after it suffered setbacks to its privacy enforcement game plan, stemming from low morale, divisive partisanship, and a dearth of resources.

To be clear, the FTC still remains underfunded, but 2023 could nevertheless be a remarkably productive year for the privacy watchdog. ...

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