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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is an independent agency of the United States government whose principal mission is the enforcement of civil (non-criminal) antitrust law and the promotion of consumer protection.
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) enforces federal antitrust and consumer protection laws by investigating complaints against individual companies initiated by consumers, businesses, congressional inquiries, or reports in the media. The commission seeks to ensure that the nation's markets function competitively by eliminating unfair or ...
Lina Maliha Khan [4] (born March 3, 1989) is a British-born American legal scholar serving since 2021 as chair of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). She is also a professor at Columbia Law School . While a student at Yale Law School , she became known for her work in antitrust and competition law in the United States after publishing the ...
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) opened the National Do Not Call Registry in order to comply with the Do-Not-Call Implementation Act of 2003 (Pub. L. 108–10 (text), was H.R. 395, and codified at 15 U.S.C. § 6101 et seq.), sponsored by Representatives Billy Tauzin and John Dingell and signed into law by President George W. Bush on March 11 ...
Seal of the United States Federal Trade Commission (FTC) The following is a list of individuals who have served as a member of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) beginning in 1949. [ 1 ]
Bedoya is known for his opposition to government surveillance, and has argued that the right to privacy is a civil liberty. [10] In a 2018 article in The New York Times , Bedoya criticized Facebook , Google , and other technology companies for alleged violations of user privacy rights. [ 11 ]
Sheila Foster Anthony [1] is an American attorney and former government official. From 1997 to 2002, she served as a member of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). Early life and education
Prior to her role at Microsoft, Brill was nominated by President Barack Obama on November 16, 2009, and confirmed unanimously by the US Senate to serve as Commissioner of the US Federal Trade Commission on March 3, 2010. [3] [4] Brill served as a Commissioner of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) from 2010 to 2016.