Crushing David on the Way to Fight Goliath: How the Federal Trade Commission’s War on Bigness Will Also Hurt Small Businesses

 Abstract By: Jessica Melugin The current leadership of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has aggressively targeted “bigness” in the U.S. economy, focusing on industries dominated by large firms. FTC Chair Lina Khan emphasized this stance in 2021, marking the beginning of intensified regulatory scrutiny. This paper explores the adverse impacts of these FTC actions, particularly […]

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Resolving Privacy Paradox of Kids’ Online Age Verification

Privacy fellow, Paula Bruening, explores how these stringent compliance requirements may pose challenges for small companies, including with respect to their privacy and data minimization obligations. Since President Joe Biden’s 2022 State of the Union address, where he emphasized the importance of children’s privacy, significant strides have been made to address the issue. Congressional action […]

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