All four FTC commissioners will testify at a House FTC oversight hearing Thursday at 1 p.m., saidrna House Commerce Committee spokeswoman. Commerce, Manufacturing and Trade SubcommitteernChairman Lee Terry, R-Neb., called the hearing to coincide with the FTC’s 100th anniversary next year,rnsaid the committee spokeswoman. Now is a “ripe time” to assess the FTC’s “authority and jurisdiction,”rnbecause “a lot has changed in 100 years,” she said. The hearing is expected to touch, but not focus, on current issues such as Internet privacy, Internet regulation, ongoing Do Not Track discussions (CD Oct 11rnp12) and data security, the committee spokeswoman confirmed. — CB
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机译:众议院商务委员会发言人说,所有四名FTC专员将在周四下午1点在众议院FTC监督听证会上作证。该委员会发言人说,商业,制造和贸易小组委员会主席李·特里(Lee Terry)在听证会召开之际恰逢明年FTC成立100周年。她说,现在是评估FTC的“权威和管辖权”的“成熟时间”,因为“ 100年来发生了很多变化”。委员会女发言人证实,听证会将涉及但不关注当前问题,例如互联网隐私,互联网法规,正在进行的“请勿追踪”讨论(CD Oct 11rnp12)和数据安全。 — CB
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