Rebroadcast: Keynote with Andrew Smith, Director of the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) Bureau of Consumer Protection
Nov 2, 2020 @ 2pm ET
Speaker:
Andrew Smith, Director of the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) Bureau of Consumer Protection
Description:
Now is your chance to listen to the rebroadcast of our highly popular keynote session with Andrew Smith, Director of the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) Bureau of Consumer Protection. Mr. Smith’s session addressed the FTC’s privacy priorities in his remarks, including:
- Upcoming revisions to the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA)
- The FTC’s position on Accuracy and the CFPB’s recent announcement about an upcoming accuracy study
- Piggybacking and how the FTC has recently brought cases against companies
- Addressed the industry’s long-standing concern that ID theft reports are being used as a tool for credit repair companies and what the FTC is doing mitigate against fraudulent usage.
- Red Flags Rule Violation & Data Breaches.
- Forthcoming changes to the Safeguards Rule
This engaging session was very well received from attendees.
“Great update on FTC activities!”
“He did a great job and was encouraging to see what passion he has for getting things “right.” Very busy agency! Thank you!”
“Thank you to Andrew for such a great presentation. Full of timely information and thoughtful commentary.”
I really appreciated the frankness and honesty of the speaker. This session was very informative and I look forward to when the recording will be available as I’m sure I missed some important points.
Excellent information. Can’t wait to see where the FTC is this time next year with the work on the fraudulent claims of ID Theft
Specific examples were very helpful in setting context and talking about how we might go in the future
He did a great job and was encouraging to see what passion he has for getting things “right.” Very busy agency! Thank you!
Talk about the closer….. DROP THE MIC. Andrew Smith spoke openly and willingly shared details pertinent to the audience.
