Congress should enact baseline privacy legislation in line...
Congress should enact baseline privacy legislation in line with the FTC’s privacy principles of “privacy-by-design, simplified choice and greater transparency,” said FTC Chairwoman Edith Ramirez in remarks prepared for her address at the Technology Policy Institute’s Aspen Forum Monday (http://1.usa.gov/12jy6RC).…
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“The FTC’s privacy agenda aims to persuade companies to minimize risks in ways that encourage, not undercut, their ability to reap the rewards” of big data and a data-driven economy by following those principles, she said. “The FTC recognizes that the effective use of big data has the potential to unleash a new wave of productivity and growth,” and the agency, “will remain vigilant to ensure that while innovation pushes forward, consumer privacy is not engulfed by that wave."