From: The Washington Post
Facebook and Google must answer to new cops on the beat – a group of five fresh Washington regulators at the Federal Trade Commission who have the power to punish Silicon Valley if it misbehaves.
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On Tuesday, the FTC gained its newest chairman, Joe Simons, and soon he’ll be surrounded by a full complement of four other commissioners. They’ll be expected to monitor everything from the fast-growing footprint of companies like Amazon to the security practices of the entire tech industry.
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