Trade Regulation Rule on Commercial Surveillance and Data Security

Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Federal Trade Commission 16 CFR Chapter I AGENCY: Federal Trade Commission. ACTION: Advance notice of proposed rulemaking; request for public comment; public forum. SUMMARY: The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) is publishing this advance notice of proposed rulemaking (“ANPR”) to request public comment on the prevalence of commercial surveillance and data security practices that harm consumers. Specifically, the Commission invites comment on whether it should implement new trade regulation rules or other regulatory alternatives concerning the ways in which companies collect, aggregate, protect, use, analyze, and retain consumer data, as well as transfer, share, sell, or otherwise monetize that data in ways that are unfair or deceptive. DATES:   Comments due date: Comments must be received on or before October 21, 2022. Meeting date: The Public Forum will be held virtually on Thursday, September 8, 2022, from 2 p.m. until 7:30 p.m. Members of the public are invited to attend at the website https://www.ftc.gov/​news-events/​events/​2022/​09/​commercial-surveillance-data-security-anpr-public-forum . ADDRESSES: Interested parties may file a comment online or on paper by following the instructions in the Comment Submissions part of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section below. Write “Commercial Surveillance ANPR, R111004” on your comment, and file your comment online at https://www.regulations.gov . If you prefer…