FTC’s New Commissioner ‘Dismayed’ By Agency Overreach
Examples Include Amended Health Breach Notification Rule, Section 5 Reliance On NOPs
Executive Summary
FTC Commissioner Melissa Holyoak says the agency has acted outside the bounds afforded by Congress, citing several areas within consumer protection, including a recent update to the final rule for the Health Breach Notification Rule and the commission’s use of notices of penalty offense to serve as the basis for Section 5 settlements.