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Comment: Federal privacy legislation would transform US FTC with new Bureau of Privacy

By Mike Swift
  • 29 Jul 2022 22:55
  • 30 Jul 2022 01:15
National privacy legislation blessed by a congressional committee last week wouldn’t just change the privacy landscape of the US, it would also transform the primary agency tasked to enforce it: the Federal Trade Commission.
By creating a Bureau of Privacy equivalent in size and influence to other FTC bureaus, the

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Mike Swift

Chief Global Digital Risk Correspondent


Mike Swift is an award-winning journalist who has been at the forefront of covering data, privacy and cybersecurity regulatory news for more than a decade. As the Chief Global Digital Risk Correspondent for MLex, in addition to reporting, he coordinates MLex’s worldwide coverage in the practice area. Formerly chief Internet reporter for the San Jose Mercury News and SiliconValley.com, Mike has covered Google, Facebook, Apple, Microsoft, Twitter and other tech companies and has closely tracked technology and regulatory trends in Silicon Valley. He has wide ranging expertise from the business of professional sports to computer-assisted reporting. A former John S. Knight Fellow at Stanford University, he is a graduate of Colby College.

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