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THE FTC AND THE NEW COMMON LAW OF PRIVACY
DANIEL J. SOLOVE John Marshall Harlan Research Professor of Law George Washington University Law School Founder TeachPrivacy Senior Policy Advisor Hogan Lovells
WOODROW HARTZOG Assistant Professor Samford University’s Cumberland School of Law
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THE FTC AS DE FACTO PRIVACY REGULATOR
• Single-most influential privacy regulator
• Hardly any case law
• Scarcely covered in the literature
• Strange overlap with contract law
• Jurisprudence perceived as thin
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QUESTIONS TO BE ANSWERED
• Why not contract law?
• Why no judicial decisions?
• Why is the FTC so influential?
• How should FTC privacy jurisprudence evolve?
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METHOD
• Analyzed all 150+ privacy-related FTC complaints
• Conducted in-depth interviews
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ARGUMENTS
The view of the FTC as merely an enforcer of privacy promises is misguided.
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ARGUMENTS
The FTC’s privacy jurisprudence is the functional equivalent to a body of common law.
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ARGUMENTS
The FTC could develop a robust privacy regulatory regime.
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THE FTC AT A GLANCE • Limited jurisdiction
– Deceptive trade practices – Unfair trade practices – Statutory enforcement and Safe
Harbor compliance
• Limited rulemaking authority
• Limited remedies
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THE STORY OF THE FTC’S ASCENDANCE
• Privacy policies in the late 1990s
• Contracts?
• Deception
• Self-regulation gives way to enforcement with teeth
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FTC SETTLEMENTS AS DE FACTO COMMON LAW
• Anatomy of an FTC action
• The influence of complaints and settlements on companies
• FTC reports and other materials
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FTC JURISPRUDENCE: DECEPTION
• Broken promises of privacy
• General deception
• Insufficient notice
• Data security
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FTC JURISPRUDENCE: UNFAIRNESS
• Retroactive changes
• Deceitful data collection
• Improper use of data
• Unfair design or unfair default settings
• Unfair data security practices
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DEVELOPMENTAL PATTERNS
• General to specific standards
– Data security
• Qualitative judgments
• Baseline standards
• Indirect liability
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TOWARD A MORE COMPLETE PRIVACY REGIME
Broken Expectations
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TOWARD A MORE COMPLETE PRIVACY REGIME
Beyond the Four Corners of Boilerplate
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TOWARD A MORE COMPLETE PRIVACY REGIME
Substantive Rules
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