Interviews with current and former FTC officials describe chronic underfunding, leaving the agency without the personnel or expertise for enforcement and fines
Peiter ‘Mudge’Zatko alleges that Twitter flouted its promises to regulators to build a comprehensive security program …
Zatko's whistleblower complaint exposed more than security shortcomings at Twitter. It revealed enormous weakness at the agency charged with keeping Twitter on its toes, the underfunded and underpowered Federal Trade Commission. By @Cat_Zakrzewski and me. https://www.washingtonpo…
The FTC already faces a daunting task as privacy/cybersecurity regulator. What happens when someone, applying WV v. EPA, brings a Major Questions Doctrine case against it? https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...
“The FTC is up against some of the most powerful and profitable giants in the world, and it's literally armed with a slingshot against a nuclear power.” https://twitter.com/...
The Twitter whistleblower complaint also exposes the limits of the FTC's privacy consent orders, after current and former officials say the agency has been underfunded and understaffed for years. w/ @joemenn https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...