July 14, 2020
Charges that decisions in the Justice Department’s antitrust division have been driven by political considerations took on new force when a whistleblower amplified that theme while testifying on Capitol Hill.
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July 14, 2020
The structure and independence of multi-member agencies like the Federal Trade Commission survived a recent Supreme Court decision, but a former chairman says the antitrust regulator faces other...
July 14, 2020
The three Republican members of the Federal Trade Commission praised a settlement with a company charged with violating the EU-US Privacy Shield as unusually tough. For Democratic Commissioner...
July 14, 2020
There’s been a huge jump in claims for breaches of representations and warranties in merger agreements.
July 14, 2020
Improving the data security of health apps, studying how Facebook’s ad delivery techniques can cause bias and exploring attempts to place a value on privacy are among the hot topics at this year’s...
July 14, 2020
Unemployed workers have been preyed on during the pandemic-related downturn, facemask and sanitizer orders have gone unfilled, and the Federal Trade Commission’s name has been exploited by...
July 14, 2020
This column started out as an account of how people have been adapting to the technical challenges of working from home during the Covid-19 pandemic. Then it quickly became apparent that something...