Senator Weighs Consumer Need for FTC Rulemaking ‘Guardrails’ in Privacy Bill
Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kan., questioned whether a new privacy law should include “strong guardrails” to limit FTC rulemaking authority. Such limits might preserve certainty for consumers, Moran wrote small-business representatives in questions for the record related to a recent Senate…
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Consumer Protection Subcommittee hearing (see 1903260068). Consumers would benefit from Congress “providing clear and measureable requirements in statutory text” while also including FTC rulemaking authority “to account for evolving technological developments,” he wrote. Is there value in including guardrails around rulemaking authority “to preserve the certainty to the consumers that we aim to protect?” Moran asked witnesses. Moran also asked for “resource-based recommendations … to ensure that the FTC has the appropriations it needs to execute its current enforcement mission.” As a Senate Appropriations Subcommittee member, Moran said he wants to understand resource needs better before “providing additional authorities.” Moran also asked about defining entities that small businesses share data with. Small businesses share information with third parties that provide “essential business services, like credit card processing,” he said, asking if there should be a distinction between service providers and other third parties.