This blog was posted on the Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung, Brussels’ office website. We’re at a climate tipping point, yet international trade rules […]
Regulating at a glacial pace: barriers to progress written into our trade regimes
The FTC must act against unfair and deceitful commercial surveillance
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission is considering new privacy rules. The ICCL & Open Markets & TACD (a forum of […]
WATCH | Consumers, competition law, and platform power in the digital economy
On April 6 2021, the Transatlantic Consumer Dialogue (TACD) hosted a discussion between Congressman David Cicilline and Member of the European Parliament Stéphanie Yon-Courtin on the future of competition law applied to the digital economy and platform power from a Trans-Atlantic perspective. Continue reading WATCH | Consumers, competition law, and platform power in the digital economy
TACD and 16 members take action against Amazon’s use of dark patterns
On January 14th, 2021, a total 17 of consumer groups took action against the use of dark patterns by Amazon. […]
TACD welcomes European Commission decision to defend peoples’ privacy in trade discussions
Today, 28 February 2018, the European Consumer Organisation (BEUC), European Digital Rights (EDRi) and the Transatlantic Consumer Dialogue (TACD) issues […]
Advancing Responsible AI: Policy priorities from European and U.S. consumer and digital groups
Our lives are dominated by products and technologies which are interconnected and increasingly automated and adaptive. The shift towards the […]
TACD publishes resolution on regulating digital services
Today, the Transatlantic Consumer Dialogue (TACD) publishes a policy resolution on regulating digital services. The resolution looks at the Digital […]
TACD members and allies ask FTC to stop Prodigy math game from preying on kids
For years, the edtech industry has capitalized on tight budgets and offered resources at little or no cost to cash-strapped […]
U.S. members call on the Biden administration & Congress to protect consumers’ digital privacy
On November 9, 2020 – a week short after the U.S. presidential elections – eight of our U.S. members and […]
EU data protection rights at risk through trade agreements, new study shows
Today, researchers of the University of Amsterdam’s Institute for Information Law (IViR) have published an independent study that clearly shows […]