{"id":14193,"date":"2024-06-10T12:21:33","date_gmt":"2024-06-10T16:21:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/freethepeople.org\/?p=14193"},"modified":"2024-11-22T15:16:58","modified_gmt":"2024-11-22T20:16:58","slug":"bad-antitrust-is-a-barrier-to-data-privacy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/freethepeople.org\/bad-antitrust-is-a-barrier-to-data-privacy\/","title":{"rendered":"Bad Antitrust Is a Barrier to Data Privacy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>TikTok is facing a ban, Congress proposed the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theamericanconsumer.org\/2024\/04\/american-privacy-rights-act-the-good-the-bad-and-proposed-changes\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">American Privacy Rights Act<\/a> (APRA), and lawmakers are busy proposing legislation <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theamericanconsumer.org\/2024\/04\/children-and-teens-online-privacy-act-pros-and-cons\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">focused<\/a> on protecting <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theamericanconsumer.org\/2024\/04\/policy-primer-kosa\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">children<\/a> online. While the legislation has features that warrant concern, a more pernicious common feature isn\u2019t getting due attention.<\/p>\n<p>Concerns over the direction the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is taking under current leadership are magnified when proposed legislation would rely on the agency for enforcement. The FTC may not just be negatively impacting antitrust but creating additional roadblocks to digital protections.<\/p>\n<p>Even before becoming Chair of the FTC, Lina Khan was raising eyebrows with her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yalelawjournal.org\/pdf\/e.710.Khan.805_zuvfyyeh.pdf\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">critique<\/a> of the consumer welfare standard, which guides antitrust enforcement to focus on consumer harm. In a <a href=\"https:\/\/nymag.com\/intelligencer\/article\/lina-khan-ftc-profile.html\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">now-famous quote<\/a> from a Fox News interview, Khan appeared to embrace politicizing the agency when she <a href=\"https:\/\/cei.org\/studies\/achieving-change-at-the-federal-trade-commission\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">stated<\/a> \u201cI think all decisions are political in so far as government agencies are bringing them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This statement flies in the face of the idea that the FTC is an agency focused on consumer protection and the enforcement of existing laws. Even the FTC <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theamericanconsumer.org\/2024\/03\/aci-report-supports-government-findings\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">staff have questioned<\/a> whether or not the chair\u2019s ultimate goal was to change the law rather than enforce it. With failure rates more than <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theamericanconsumer.org\/2024\/03\/shift-in-antitrust-enforcement-strategy-under-current-administration-yields-lower-success-rates-in-court\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">three times<\/a> as high as some previous administrations, it\u2019s clear that under Kahn\u2019s leadership, the agency is not pursuing a winning strategy.<\/p>\n<p>The Chair has also come under fire for refusing to recuse herself to avoid the appearance of impartiality. Even without the quote which seemingly embraces a political agenda, Khan\u2019s history in academia and activism has meant that her opinions regarding prominent tech platforms are well documented. However, when the Designated Agency Ethics Official <a href=\"https:\/\/cei.org\/studies\/achieving-change-at-the-federal-trade-commission\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">suggested<\/a> that Khan\u2019s participation in a proceeding involving Meta could provide the appearance of impartiality, Khan ultimately decided to remain on the case. This further contributed to the appearance that Khan was more focused on achieving specific aims than fairly enforcing the law.<\/p>\n<p>As the agency could be the enforcer of pending legislation, concerns over the FTC\u2019s strategy extend beyond antitrust.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/d1dth6e84htgma.cloudfront.net\/American_Privacy_Rights_Act_of_2024_Discussion_Draft_0ec8168a66.pdf\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">APRA<\/a>, if passed, would be enforced by the FTC and the agency would have the additional authority to approve compliance guidelines for specific parameters of the legislation. In the proposed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/bill\/118th-congress\/senate-bill\/1409\/text\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Kids Online Safety Act<\/a> (KOSA), the FTC would be in charge of commissioning research, issuing guidance for compliance, and enforcing the law. The agency also plays a significant role in the proposed <a href=\"https:\/\/d1dth6e84htgma.cloudfront.net\/COPPA_2f6f97ed30.pdf\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Children and Teens\u2019 Privacy Protections Act<\/a>, which would amend the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.law.cornell.edu\/uscode\/text\/15\/chapter-91\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Children\u2019s Online Privacy Protection Act<\/a> and is also enforced by the FTC.<\/p>\n<p>While policy experts debate the tradeoffs of additional protections for children online, most can agree that a data privacy standard is needed even if the specifics can create conflict. However, the nature of the APRA is that it would focus on digital businesses, an area where the FTC\u2019s impartiality has been questioned. The monumental political task of passing privacy legislation faces an additional roadblock when the agency that would enforce it is no longer a trusted neutral enforcer of legislation.<\/p>\n<p>Before serious conversations can happen regarding the future of data privacy in the U.S., lawmakers should focus their attention on reining in an agency that risks weaponizing any legislation progress in this area.<\/p>\n<p>The hurdle of drafting a passable law is huge, but the more hidden barrier is a rogue agency that can\u2019t be trusted to enforce it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The hurdle of drafting a passable law is huge, but the more hidden barrier is a rogue agency that can\u2019t be trusted to enforce 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