FTC commissioners Julie Brill, a Democrat, and Maureen...

FTC commissioners Julie Brill, a Democrat, and Maureen Ohlhausen, a Republican, will meet with the House Privacy Working Group Tuesday, an agency spokesman confirmed. The House Privacy Working Group was formed in August and is chaired by Reps. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., and Peter Welch, D-Vt. (CD Oct 3 p10). Ohlhausen and Brill often focus their public speeches on various aspects of privacy. Brill has emphasized her “Reclaim Your Name” initiative, which encourages data brokers to give consumers the opportunity to view and correct data collected about them -- or opt out of data collection altogether (CD Dec 20 p6). Ohlhausen has repeatedly discussed her view of how government and the FTC should handle the privacy issues posed by the growing Internet of Things (CD Jan 9 p3). At Tuesday’s meeting, Ohlhausen will discuss the FTC’s statutory authority on privacy, as well as the commission’s enforcement history with privacy, said her aide. The aide said Ohlhausen will also discuss the data security legislation she supports. The meeting’s agenda will include the following questions, said a Blackburn spokesman: “What role does the FTC play when it comes to protecting individual’s privacy?”; “What are the main privacy issues currently being addressed by the FTC?”; “Are there any gaps in the FTC’s authority that Congress needs to review?”; and “Does the FTC foresee any issues coming down the pipeline that Congress should be aware of?”