The U.S. Federal Trade Commission is considering new privacy rules. The ICCL & Open Markets & TACD (a forum of […]
IP: Policy documents
Policy Documents Resolution on competition, privacy and consumer welfare (December 2018) Resolution on delinking the incentives to invest in biomedical […]
Food: Policy documents
Policy documents Resolution on the protection of children from digital food marketing (May 2019) Resolucion sobre el capitulo propuesto sobre […]
Deceptive designs: TACD members research and work
Deceptive design practices, or ‘dark patterns’, are used to make consumers take actions against their own interests, to the benefit […]
Google puts its users on a ‘fast track to surveillance’: EU and U.S. groups urge authorities to take action
Research led by BEUC, The European Consumer Organisation – a TACD member – found that tech giant Google unfairly steers […]
Manipulative Design Practices Online: What Policy Solutions for the EU and the U.S.
Manipulation has become an ever-present feature of the digital environment. Deceptive design patterns (note: often known as ‘dark patterns’, TACD […]
It’s not just a phase: consumers want less surveillance
On 24 May 2022, EPIC presented the EPIC International Privacy Champion Award to TACD’s Norwegian member group Forbrukerrådet (the Norwegian […]
EU-U.S. Consumer Dialogue can ensure better consumer protection in both markets
The European Union’s Commission Directorate General for Justice and Consumers and United States’ Federal Trade Commission have announced on 30 […]
TACD supports FTC Rulemaking Petition to Prohibit Surveillance Advertising
The Trans Atlantic Consumer Dialogue (TACD) today submits its comment in response to Accountable Tech’s petition for rulemaking regarding a […]
Lack of transparency could thwart the strong consumer safeguards that must be the goal of EU-U.S. cooperation dialogues
28 September 2021 PDF version The TransAtlantic Consumer Dialogue welcomes renewed EU-U.S. voluntary cooperation but warns of the consequences of […]