More regulatory oversight may come in the years ahead if the US Federal Trade Commission cracks down on data collection by companies. Privacy professionals and attorneys, respectively from the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP) and Lowenstein Sandler, are weighing in on the announcement from the federal agency this month.
The FTC said it would explore introducing rules on what it calls “commercial surveillance,” referring to the collection, analysis, and commercial profit gleaned from data gathered from and about the public. The FTC also claimed the massive scale of such surveillance increased risks of data breaches and manipulation.
