YouTube Faces Complaints Over Junk Food Ads
Consumer advocacy groups call on the FTC to investigate allegedly kid-inappropriate content.
FCC Takes Aim at Robocalls
Agency announces release of consumer data in latest effort to combat auto-dialed telemarketing calls.
Capturing Uber Efficiency with Smart Regulation
Scholars offer framework for better regulating sharing economy firms.
Reasons to Regulate When Benefits Can’t Be Quantified
CPSC considers costs of regulating corded window coverings, benefits to child safety.
New Chilean Bill on Parking Rates Stirs Debate
Chilean lawmakers seek to redefine affordable parking as a consumer right.
CFPB Considers New Payday Loan Requirements
Consumer protection agency takes first steps to reform payday loan market.
Broadband Competition is the Internet’s “North Star”
FCC Chair emphasizes need for increased consumer choice in the years to come.
Is Privacy an Antitrust Concern?
Politicians and activists urge synthesis, but the FTC remains skeptical.
The Costs and Benefits of Data Brokers
Data brokers’ use of big data leads to questions about how best to protect consumers.
FTC Chair Edith Ramirez Outlines Agenda on “Big Data”
Commission head urges efforts to protect privacy, increase transparency, and enhance consumer choice.
CFPB Report Shows Payday Borrowers Stuck in “Revolving Door of Debt”
Recent agency study reveals most consumers re-borrow within two weeks of their first payday loan.
FDA to Require Medical Device ID Numbers
New agency rule designed to help identify faulty medical devices.