Will President Trump’s new AG mean change for antitrust enforcement?

By Edward Schwartz, Jennifer Driscoll & Karl Herrmann on June 3, 2019

Antitrust enforcement may be becoming an increasingly politicized issue, however, most policies are fairly consistent from administration to administration and, consequently, from one Attorney General to the next. Replacing Attorney General Matthew Whitaker, William P. Barr was recently appointed by the Senate to serve as Attorney General. Having previously served as Attorney General under President George H.W. Bush, and given that during his tenure, the Department of Justice (DOJ) implemented several important antitrust policy initiatives,…

Technology Law Dispatch

Algorithmic Accountability Act proposed by U.S. lawmakers

By Stephanie Wilson, Jennifer Driscoll, Xiaoyan Zhang & Jim Barbuto on April 25, 2019

On April 10, U.S. lawmakers introduced the Algorithmic Accountability Act (the AAA). The AAA empowers the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to promulgate regulations requiring covered entities to conduct impact assessments of algorithmic “automated decision systems” (including machine learning and artificial intelligence) to evaluate their “accuracy, fairness, bias, discrimination, privacy and security.” The bill is evocative of a significant trend and strategy to regulate technology and the use of personal data while reinforcing regulatory power at…

Technology Law Dispatch

In privacy we (anti)trust: Regulators worldwide consider competition law as tool for consumer protection

By Gerard Stegmaier, Jennifer Driscoll & Jim Barbuto on March 21, 2019

On February 26, 2019, the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) Bureau of Competition announced a new Technology Task Force, which will monitor anticompetitive conduct in U.S. technology markets “to ensure consumers benefit from free and fair competition.” With the consumer protection agency already a chief arbiter of privacy enforcement in the tech sector, the new task force increases the likelihood that the continued convergence between competition and consumer protection policy, which began in earnest at…

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FTC hearings address AI regulatory challenges

By Jennifer Driscoll & Karl Herrmann on December 12, 2018

On November 13–14, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) held hearings on “Competition and Consumer Protection in the 21st Century.” The panelists, an assembly of industry leaders, academics and enforcers, discussed consumer protection and antitrust issues that arise from harvesting data through AI, the role of industry in mitigating potential harms and whether government agencies can effectively prevent AI misuse within existing legal frameworks. Our client alert describes what measures companies and agencies can take to…

Technology Law Dispatch

Rise of AI poses new regulatory challenges

By Jennifer Driscoll, John P. Feldman & Karl Herrmann on December 12, 2018

Companies that employ algorithms, machine learning and artificial intelligence (AI) in their day-to-day business may face increased attention from federal antitrust and consumer protection regulators in the future. On November 13–14, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) addressed this topic in their hearings on “Competition and Consumer Protection in the 21st Century.” The panelists, an assembly of industry leaders, academics and enforcers, proposed methods for AI companies to improve data security and to promote industry self-regulation.…

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Will President Trump’s new AG mean change for antitrust enforcement?

Algorithmic Accountability Act proposed by U.S. lawmakers

In privacy we (anti)trust: Regulators worldwide consider competition law as tool for consumer protection

FTC hearings address AI regulatory challenges

Rise of AI poses new regulatory challenges

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