Since her confirmation, Chairwoman Khan has moved to silence dissent by controlling the speech of those working at the agency and consolidated power in ways that have removed the healthy debate that Congress intended when it created the five-member Commission and that call into question the independence of the agency. Here’s a timeline of the agency’s overreach:August 2022On a 3-2 vote, the FTC issues an Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking regarding “commercial surveillance and data security.” All commissioners issue individual statements, including dissents from Commissioners Wilson and Phillips. The FTC issues a report to Congress relating to the agency’s enforcement of the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act Rule (COPPA Rule). In a sharp concurrence, Commissioner Wilson suggests that Chair Khan is failing to devote adequate resources to children’s privacy. In connection with a complaint about a violation of the “Made in US
