Federal Trade Commission Act section 5, unfair or deceptive acts or practices (15 U.S.C. 45(a)(1))
The FTC's general power over privacy: breaking a privacy promise (deception) or causing unavoidable harm with data (unfairness) is unlawful even where no privacy statute applies.
Dated 17 Oct 2026Source checked 17 Oct 2026Basis: primary text
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“Unfair methods of competition in or affecting commerce, and unfair or deceptive acts or practices in or affecting commerce, are hereby declared unlawful.”
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