The Federal Trade Commission has struggled over the years to find ways to combat deceptive digital data practices using its limited set of enforcement options. Now, it’s landed on one that could have a big impact on tech companies: algorithmic destruction. And as the agency gets more aggressive on tech by slowly introducing this new type of penalty, applying it in a settlement for the third time in three years could be the charm.

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Kaye, K. (2022, March 14). The FTC’s new enforcement weapon spells death for algorithms. Protocol. https://www.protocol.com/policy/ftc-algorithm-destroy-data-privacy