Slaughter Says She Asked FTC Staff to Probe Privacy 'Harm,' 'Remedies'
Staff plans a workshop on digital marketplace incentives and how to ensure the industry does "a better job” protecting privacy and consumer data, said acting FTC Chair Rebecca Kelly Slaughter Wednesday. The agency seeks input about “which remedies best address…
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particular types of harm and feedback on the effectiveness of our existing orders,” she told a Future of Privacy Forum event. She said she asked staff to examine health apps, including telehealth and contact tracing apps, calling the pandemic her “first priority.” She asked staff to “actively investigate biased and discriminatory algorithms.” On artificial intelligence, the official wants staff to explore “the best ways to address AI-generated consumer harms.”