FTC Expected to Draft Rules for Expansion of Online Privacy Protection

The Federal Trade Commission is expected to begin writing federal rules to expand online privacy protections, according to people familiar with the matter. If adopted, the rules could impose significant new responsibilities on businesses that handle consumer data, including potentially barring certain kinds of data collection practices, the people said.

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