FTC Commissioner Slaughter hints at areas for compromise in deliberations over national data management law

Federal Trade Commissioner Rebecca Slaughter is open to greater rulemaking authority for her agency even if it comes with certain conditions, suggesting room for negotiation that might yet deliver a “meaningful” national privacy and data protection law, which she said is being driven by an erosion of sector-specific boundaries.

“I think rules that have guardrails make a lot of sense, and are helpful,” Slaughter told Inside Cybersecurity following a keynote session during the final day of the Privacy and Security...