FTC
CIPP/US glossary · Last reviewed: · By Victor Humenhuk (CIPP/US certified)
FTC - The Federal Trade Commission, with general authority over unfair and deceptive trade practices, able to bring deception actions for broken privacy promises.
In the CIPP/US body of knowledge, FTC comes up under Chapter 11: Telecommunications and Marketing; Chapter 12: Workplace Privacy; Chapter 2: U.S. Legal Framework.
FTC in context
- The ==1980 OECD Guidelines== (updated 2013) are the most widely recognized FIP framework and have been ==endorsed by the FTC==. (OECD Guidelines (1980))
- agencies under the Privacy Act do not==, though the FTC has called them personal in health-breach contexts. (The Line Between Personal and Nonpersonal Information)
- Weaknesses: ==no single DPA, plus gaps and overlaps== - illustrated by HITECH filling a gap and HIPAA/FTC overlap. (Sectoral Model (United States))
Where FTC is covered in the CIPP/US study notes
- Federal and State Regulatory Authorities for Private-Sector Privacy
- The Federal and State Regulatory Landscape
- Financial Privacy Landscape and Regulators
- Telemarketing Regulatory Framework: TCPA, TSR, FCC and FTC
- Federal Agencies Protecting Employee Privacy
Related terms
- State attorney general
- CPRA
- CPPA
- HHS Office of Civil Rights
- UDAP statutes
- Sectoral regulation
- FCRA
- FACTA
- GLBA
- Dodd-Frank Act
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