Sen. Moran pledges to work with FTC on renewing global data security enforcement tool

A key Senate leader says congressional reauthorization is likely for a Federal Trade Commission tool -- U.S. SafeWeb -- used for coordinating with international partners on privacy and data security.

“You've caught my attention on the U.S. SafeWeb reauthorization,” Sen. Jerry Moran (R-KS), chairman of the Commerce subcommittee on consumer protection, product safety, insurance and data security, told the FTC's commissioners during a Nov. 27 oversight hearing. “If you'd have your staff visit with my staff, we'd be interested...