Tag: Federal Trade Commission

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Personal data protection and privacy

Press Releases

Business and Human Rights

Put privacy first: new FTC surveillance and data security rules must protect people

Access Now calls on the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to protect people from harmful data practices and surveillance.…

22 November 2022

data privacy

Press Releases

Compromise at last — U.S. bipartisan data privacy bill is positive step towards tackling discrimination

Access Now is encouraged by the introduction of the American Data Privacy and Protection Act.…

23 June 2022

Algorithmic accountability

Press Releases

Business and Human Rights

Algorithmic decision-making in the U.S. needs accountability

Access Now endorses the Algorithmic Accountability Act of 2022, which will help combat algorithmic discrimination in defense of human rights. …

3 February 2022

Personal data protection and privacy

Petition

Tell U.S. FTC: Time to shut down Big Tech’s business model

Big Tech’s extractive, manipulative business model violates our privacy, fuels discrimination, and puts people’s lives at risk. It’s time for the U.S. Federal Trade Commission to step in and shut it down with strong data protection rules. Sign the petition today!…

3 November 2021

Victoria en La Victoria: Municipalidad de Perú sancionada por uso ilegítimo de datos personales

Blog

Data protection in the United States: Where do we go from here?

We need comprehensive, user-centered data protection, with laws and regulations that meet international human rights standards.…

23 April 2018

Victoria en La Victoria: Municipalidad de Perú sancionada por uso ilegítimo de datos personales

Press Releases

Access Now calls for U.S. Congressional hearings on data privacy

We’re asking the U.S. Congress to hold hearings on overbroad collection of personal information and the urgent need for data protection legislation to protect human rights.…

29 March 2018

Press Releases

Access Now asks U.S. FTC to investigate vulnerabilities in internet-enabled sex toy

Intimate product manufacturer Svakom has produced and distributed an inadequately secured internet-enabled device. The FTC must take action to protect consumers.…

26 April 2017

Blog

Business and Human Rights

Yahoo case shows we need better solutions to the global data breach problem

Even in the absence of laws requiring swift disclosure of breaches, government agencies can do more to protect internet users.…

16 March 2017

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