Federal Trade Commission Bureau of Consumer Protection Director Jessica Rich filed a comment today with the Federal Communications Commission regarding the FCC’s proposed rulemaking to expand the commercial availability of television set-top boxes for consumers.
In her comment, Rich recommends that if the FCC proceeds with the rulemaking, it should modify the proposed rule to facilitate FTC enforcement actions against third-party set-top box manufacturers that fail to comply with certain consumer privacy protections.
The comment notes that the proposed rule would require cable and satellite providers to provide access only to third-party set-top box makers that certify to the providers that their products comply with the privacy protections required of the providers themselves. The comment recommends access be limited to third-party set-top box manufacturers that make consumer-facing statements regarding their compliance, which the FTC could enforce pursuant to its authority under the FTC Act.
Rich’s letter also notes the FTC’s extensive history of privacy enforcement.
The Federal Trade Commission works to promote competition, and protect and educate consumers. You can learn more about consumer topics and file a consumer complaint online or by calling 1-877-FTC-HELP (382-4357). Like the FTC on Facebook, follow us on Twitter, read our blogs and subscribe to press releases for the latest FTC news and resources.
WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury), as Chair of the Committee…
WASHINGTON—Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) and…
Washington – The findings from the annual survey of U.S. portfolio holdings of foreign securities…
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of the Treasury hosted a roundtable on October 30 with…
WASHINGTON – The United States and the People’s Republic of China held the sixth meeting…
WASHINGTON — Today, the Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned…