The Federal Trade Commission is about to turn 100, and agency leaders have some gift suggestions for Congress—new privacy legislation plus a statutory change that would position the FTC as the net neutrality cop.
In Dec. 3 testimony during a House subcommittee hearing—“The FTC at 100: Where Do We Go From Here?”—Chairwoman Edith Ramirez and fellow commissioners Julie Brill, Maureen Ohlhausen and Joshua Wright touted the 1,200-person agency’s track record protecting consumers and safeguarding competition.
