In recent years, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has solidified its position as the most influential consumer privacy and data security regulator in the United States—as reflected by President Barack Obama’s recent visit to the FTC to announce his administration’s latest privacy initiatives. Even critics of the U.S. privacy regime typically do not dispute that the FTC, through its active enforcement docket, has become the preeminent consumer privacy and security enforcer worldwide. Read the full article.