Jon Leibowitz
Summary
Jon Leibowitz (born June 17, 1958) is the Chairman of the Federal Trade Commission, an independent agency of the United States Government. He was sworn in as a commissioner on September 3, 2004, and became chairman on March 2, 2009.In joining the Commission, Leibowitz resumed a long career of public service. He was the Democratic Chief Counsel and Staff Director for the U.S. Senate Antitrust Subcommittee (1997–2000), where he focused on competition policy and telecommunications matters and was known for developing bipartisan consensus. He served as Chief Counsel and Staff Director for the Senate Subcommittee on Terrorism and Technology from 1995 to 1996 and the Senate Subcommittee on Juvenile Justice (1991–1994).
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'Do not track' system expected by year's end
A do-not-track mechanism in development in conjunction with online ad industry stakeholders may be implemented by the end of the year, according to FTC Chairman Jon Leibowitz. Key to agreement from industry, privacy advocates, and government entities will be whether the DNT mechanism allows people to opt out from all data tracking.
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Senate Dems Push For Online Privacy Legislation
Senate Democrats aren't going to let a little distraction like the 2012 presidential election stop them from pushing for baseline legislation to protect consumers’ privacy online.
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MySpace Settles With FTC Over Privacy Charges
MySpace joined Google and Facebook in settling Federal Trade Commission charges that it violated millions of users' privacy, contrary to what the social network said in its privacy policy.
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Subcommittee Grills Feds on Privacy Reports
Is the entire debate over online privacy just a case of regulators and the Administration crying wolf?.
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FTC: If It's Your Computer, You Should Own Your Data
If you own your computer, you should own the data that's on it. That's the message from Federal Trade Commission Chairman Jon Leibowitz.
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Does This Look Like Health Food?
Perhaps nothing illustrates the debate over marketing food to kids better than the current ad campaign for the revamped, healthier Happy Meal from McDonald’s.
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FTC Privacy Report Pushes Do Not Track
The Federal Trade Commission issued a final report addressing consumers' online privacy in which it praised the ad industry's efforts to self-regulate while warning that there could be a bigger push for legislation if the industry doesn't keep its end of the bargain.
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US regulators push for online "do not track" system
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U. S. regulators pushed Internet companies on Monday to adopt a "Do Not Track" system that would give consumers more control over their personal data online, and asked Congress to pass privacy legislation.
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Ad Biz Lauded for Privacy Self-Regulation as Debate Continues
The digital ad industry is feeling pretty good about the White House's proposed "consumer privacy bill of rights. " Along with the unveiling of the long-awaited Commerce Department report came accolades for the four years of work the industry invested into self-regulation under the Digital Advertising Alliance.
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Regulators and Business to Work on Privacy Bill of Rights
The Obama administration's long wait for a "consumer privacy bill of rights" is finally over, and it can't wait to get moving.
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