The FTC has no plans to delay its...
The FTC has no plans to delay its November Internet of Things conference and is examining its other events and public comment periods to see if any extensions are needed as a result of the government shutdown, an FTC spokesman…
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said Thursday. The agency could not yet determine if its website is receiving an increased number of consumer complaints or other submissions, the spokesman said. The FTC’s website was one of a few government sites completely pulled down during the government closure. Although the agency continued to accept hard copies of premerger filings during the shutdown, it completely closed its consumer complaints function, causing a former FTC chief of staff and several lawyers to wonder whether people would store up their complaints for when the government reopened. The FTC Twitter account returned with this tweet: “If a biz doesn’t make good on its promises or cheats you out of $$$, the FTC wants to know. How to file a complaint: http://go.usa.gov/Dz5z.” At our deadline, the FTC website had not been updated since the government reopened. The agency’s Internet of Things conference, set for Nov. 19, is the only upcoming workshop listed on the FTC’s site. The event will feature academics, industry stakeholders and consumer advocacy groups discussing the privacy issues the increasing connectivity of devices presents.