The Federal Trade Commission plans to reverse its previous support for new privacy legislation and instead focus on enforcement of existing laws, reports said.
The FTC chairman, Timothy Muris, newly appointed by the Bush administration, is expected to announce Thursday that he does not see the need for new legislation that would give consumers greater control over how information about them is shared.
The commission is expected to increase its enforcement budget by 50% to enforce existing laws. For example, it would keep a do-not-call list of people who wish to avoid spam, said reports.
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