FTC Privacy Rules Will Be in Limbo Until Trump Transition (1)

Imminent change in leadership at the Federal Trade Commission under a second Trump administration has cast uncertainty on the future of two long-awaited privacy proposals introduced by the outgoing Biden administration.

A sweeping proposal on commercial surveillance and updates to children’s privacy rules will be under the control of Republican commissioners who have accused the FTC of overstepping its bounds during the last four years. The commission’s two Republicans, Melissa Holyoak and Andrew N. Ferguson, have repeatedly opposed the Biden FTC’s alleged overreach, offering a “roadmap” for the agency’s next four years, said Kathleen Benway, former chief of staff ...