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Top 10 Privacy Issues NOT Talked About at FTC’s ‪#PrivacyCon18

by Larry Chiang on June 9, 2017

By Larry Chiang
Privacy Conference 2018 is hosted and produced by the FTC. 
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These are the same people who negotiated for one free credit report per year at a non functioning website called #AnnualCreditReport* 

*source the 200+ complaints and 1 star review over at any consumer review site

So #1 is the lack of consumer access to a persons own credit report

#2 is the systemic issue of turnover in FTC chairs. 

The oligopoly and monopoly stays the same. The FTC changes regime pretty often… 
Larry Chiang (@LarryChiang)
@MOhlhausenFTC @FTC I thank the FTC for all its effort and applaud your results with such a micro budget and systemic turnover. #privacyCon18 pic.twitter.com/AlRSt32E7d


‪#PrivacyCon18‬

Larry Chiang (@LarryChiang)
In the time Coach Marquess started and retired, there’ve been appx 20+ Maureen’s. #PrivacyCon18 #ActingFtcChair twitter.com/mohlhausenftc/…


#3: I don’t think the FTC is able to act and execute on basic industry information


For example, I hope you remember high school trig
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“More predictive score for minorities”
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This preso is like a confession 
This presentation is a smoking gun

Larry Chiang (@LarryChiang)
@MOhlhausenFTC @FTC I may not be able to sling a football 72 yards, but I saw this smoking gun (graph!) on the FTC website
#PrivacyCon18 pic.twitter.com/dBukssirpR


FTC disclosure: Duck9 makes money preparing and augmenting FICO scores. We alerted the FTC about credit score discrimination. Little did I know they knew and sat on this

Issue #4] Fyre Festival supermodels and their non disclosure of sponsored Instagram posts
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Larry Chiang (@LarryChiang)
@MOhlhausenFTC @FTC My 2000 testimony is 27 for 27  #PrivacyCon18 Re privacy issues creditcard.org/testimony.htm pic.twitter.com/iBhyNHHkff

CEO of Duck9, Larry (@6502838008)
Hugs for your effort against Experian TransUnion & Equifax Ms Ohlhausen @ExpTransFax cc @LarryChiang #PrivacyCon18 #28Feb2018 twitter.com/mohlhausenftc/…

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