Abstract
This Article argues that the Federal Trade Commission’s turn to “commercial surveillance” reflects a strategic shift away from traditional privacy frameworks toward addressing structural power dynamics in the data economy. Drawing on an analysis of 112 FTC documents, it identifies three core commitments: tackling systemic harms, adopting a political economy lens, and constraining corporate power. The Article contends that this reframing is both necessary in the AI age and should influence the future of privacy regulation in the United States, even amid efforts to limit the FTC’s authority.
Repository Citation
Maria P. Angel,
From Privacy to the Data Economy: The FTC’s Reframing of Its Regulatory Priorities
, 58 Ariz. St. L.J. 1
(2026),
Available at: https://digitalcommons.law.uga.edu/fac_artchop/1777
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