Federal Trade Commission Privacy Law and Policy - Softcover

Hoofnagle, Chris Jay

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1107565634 ISBN 13: 9781107565630

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2016

Synopsis

The Federal Trade Commission, a US agency created in 1914 to police the problem of 'bigness', has evolved into the most important regulator of information privacy - and thus innovation policy - in the world. Its policies profoundly affect business practices and serve to regulate most of the consumer economy. In short, it now regulates our technological future. Despite its stature, however, the agency is often poorly understood by observers and even those who practice before it. This volume by Chris Jay Hoofnagle - an internationally recognized scholar with more than fifteen years of experience interacting with the FTC - is designed to redress this confusion by explaining how the FTC arrived at its current position of power. It will be essential reading for lawyers, legal academics, political scientists, historians and anyone else interested in understanding the FTC's privacy activities and how they fit in the context of the agency's broader consumer protection mission.

About this title

Book Description:

The US Federal Trade Commission is now the most important regulator of information privacy in the world, but it is often poorly understood. This volume addresses this confusion by explaining the FTC's privacy activities and how these activities fit in the context of the agency's consumer protection mission.

About the Author:

Chris Jay Hoofnagle holds dual appointments as adjunct full professor at the University of California, Berkeley, School of Information and School of Law. He teaches about the regulation of technology, focusing on computer crime law, cybersecurity, Internet law, privacy law, and consumer protection law. Licensed to practice in California and Washington, DC, Hoofnagle is of counsel to Gunderson Dettmer Stough Villeneuve Franklin and Hachigian, LLP, a firm focused solely on advising global venture capital and emerging technology companies. He is an elected member of the American Law Institute.

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 1107565634
• ISBN 13: 9781107565630
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 423