Headlines: Data Industry
The Federal Trade Commission is staffing up its Office of Technology Research and Investigation (OTRI). Specifically they are seeking technologists who care about safeguarding consumer rights to privacy and security. This has become particularly important to the FTC since taking on the question of data privacy including privacy, data security, connected cars, smart homes, algorithmic transparency, emerging payment methods, big data, and the Internet of Things. These are all established and emerging channels for the direct mail marketing industry. The OTRI is the successor to the Mobile Technology Unit, which has authored many reports on aspects of consumer privacy policy. they look forward to tackling a broader list of issues. Read More