The Obama administration is pushing Congress to enact federal privacy legislation, but in the meantime, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has stepped into the role of the "main government agency focused on online privacy protection," reports The Hill. FTC Chairman Jon Leibowitz has referred to the agency as the "nation's privacy protection agency," and in the last year, the agency settled charges with Google, Facebook and Myspace under its jurisdiction over "unfair or deceptive" trade practices, citing privacy agreement violations. In March, the FTC released its online privacy report.
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