The Trump Administration continues to pursue a policy of AI dominance, which began with its January 23, 2025 executive order to remove “barriers” to Artificial Intelligence (“AI”) innovation to promote “human flourishing, economic competitiveness and national security.” On December 11, 2025, the Administration issued another executive order announcing a policy to remove state law impediments to adopting a “minimally burdensome national standard” for AI development and use.
At the International Association of Privacy Professionals ("IAPP") Global Privacy Summit in Washington, D.C. on March 5th and March 6th, the Federal Trade Commission ("FTC") was clear in its message that privacy was a top priority for the agency. The FTC had a strong presence at the conference. Three of the five Commissioners and the Director of the Bureau of Consumer Protection (Jessica Rich) all spoke at the conference and relayed a message of the importance of consumer privacy and security. In that regard, the FTC speakers stressed the importance of:
- informing consumers of the ...
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