FTC Releases Agenda for September Workshop on Data Portability

The Federal Trade Commission has released the agendafor its September 22, 2020, workshop that will examine the potential benefits and challenges to consumers and competition raised by data portability.

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FTC

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https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/press-releases/2020/09/ftc-releases-agenda-september-workshop-data-portability

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Friday, September 11, 2020

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Digital rights, Data portability, Interoperability, Portability, Health informatics

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The Federal Trade Commission has released the agendafor its September 22, 2020, workshop that will examine the potential benefits and challenges to consumers and competition raised by data portability.
Data portability gives consumers more control over their data, allowing them to move datasuch as emails, contacts, calendars, financial information, health information, favorites, friends, or content posted on social mediafrom one service to another or to themselves.
Ian Conner, Director of the FTCs Bureau of Competition, will deliver closing remarks.
The workshop will also feature four panel discussions that will focus on: case studies on data portability rights in the European Union, India, and California; case studies on financial and health portability regimes; reconciling the benefits and risks of data portability; and the material challenges and solutions to realizing data portabilitys potential.