Federal Trade Commission hosted a day-long privacy conference on the ways that online companies are collecting and using their customers’ personal information. FTC Chair Edith Ramirez has made no secret of her worry that some companies may be stepping over the line in their information-gathering practices. Pew Research Center released a new report looking at the calculations that consumers make when weighing the risks and benefits of sharing their information online. Commissioner Julie Bill is hopeful that companies will be able to strike a reasonable balance in the privacy arena, but is wary of an emergence of siloed privacy measures.”]
Source: https://www.csoonline.com/article/3024406/feds-seek-balance-between-privacy-and-data-collection.html