tech policy for Consumer Reportshttps://bsky.app/profile/justinbrookman.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/justinbrookman.bsky.social/post/3lkqjowa4xc2oI have seen several people argue that Trump has the constitutional right to fire minority commissioners at will (dubious, but I get the argument). Has anyone serious argued that firing Slaughter and Bedoya is good governance or will make the FTC more effective?19 Mar 2025 15:45 +0000at://did:plc:edstd3skq4emsg3u53tnk4k3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkqjowa4xc2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/justinbrookman.bsky.social/post/3liznvbfxik2xWOW. The Future of Privacy Forum gets bullied into abandoning their role as convenor of state legislators discussing AI policy. https://fpf.org/blog/future-of-privacy-forum-convenes-over-200-state-lawmakers-in-ai-policy-working-group/#update25 Feb 2025 20:04 +0000at://did:plc:edstd3skq4emsg3u53tnk4k3/app.bsky.feed.post/3liznvbfxik2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/justinbrookman.bsky.social/post/3li3l4y7frc2jNewsom vetoed this bill last year after it had passed the legislature by wide margins. But given Apple's and Google's continued refusal to make these tools available to their user base, it's great to see this bill coming back. [contains quote post or other embedded content]13 Feb 2025 20:55 +0000at://did:plc:edstd3skq4emsg3u53tnk4k3/app.bsky.feed.post/3li3l4y7frc2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/justinbrookman.bsky.social/post/3lhjn4u4p4s2rhttps://www.consumerreports.org/consumer-protection/how-cfpb-changes-could-impact-consumers-a2527371632/06 Feb 2025 17:42 +0000at://did:plc:edstd3skq4emsg3u53tnk4k3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhjn4u4p4s2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/justinbrookman.bsky.social/post/3lggn7vfhfs2vCommissioner Bedoya goes pretty hard on FTC Chair Ferguson's decision to derail agency inquiries into abusive pricing practices in favor of "canceling DEI." https://www.ftc.gov/system/files/ftc_gov/pdf/bedoya-statement-emergency-motion.pdf23 Jan 2025 19:41 +0000at://did:plc:edstd3skq4emsg3u53tnk4k3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lggn7vfhfs2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/justinbrookman.bsky.social/post/3lggfoasas22dGood blog post from @htsuka.bsky.social Texas Is Enforcing Its State Data Privacy Law. So Should Other States. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/01/texas-enforcing-its-state-data-privacy-law-so-should-other-states23 Jan 2025 17:26 +0000at://did:plc:edstd3skq4emsg3u53tnk4k3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lggfoasas22dhttps://bsky.app/profile/justinbrookman.bsky.social/post/3lfv73nzxrs25FTC issues settlement with GM alleging that the collection and sale of geolocation and driver behavioral data without express consent is an unfair business practice. https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2025/01/ftc-takes-action-against-general-motors-sharing-drivers-precise-location-driving-behavior-data16 Jan 2025 21:13 +0000at://did:plc:edstd3skq4emsg3u53tnk4k3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfv73nzxrs25