1. Firms harvest a trove of Americans’ personal data, from your browsing history to your biometrics. Now firms could be using this data to target you with an individualized price. Today FTC launched an inquiry into these surveillance pricing tactics. ftc.gov/news-events/ne…

Today I want to express my deep gratitude to Danielle Estrada, the steady force behind the scenes on all of my work (and a key part of FTC’s work) on youth mental health online. She’s top-flight and I’m indebted to her.

U.S. Govt kids online safety task force recommendations on Monday: "Do not enable by default content recommendation algorithms that are based on personalized profiling of a minor" Coimisiún na Meán Rita Wezenbeek samhsa.gov/sites/default/… p.30

Lina Khan on monopolies abusing their power to intimidate workers and businesses - "This fear is anathema to freedom. An economy where workers or business people live in terror is neither fair nor free."

The FTC's next Open Commission Meeting will take place on Thursday, August 1 at 10am ET, featuring presentations on the interim PBM report and military consumer protection. Anyone can sign up to speak or submit a statement by 8pm ET tonight: bit.ly/3WF3E66

Reminds me of Shawn Fain’s recent testimony on how three families hold 50% of the country’s wealth. A great step forward for consumerfinance.gov.

“Our ask is not that they don’t use AI altogether, we’re saying at the very least please inform us and allow us to consent to the performances that you are generating with our AI doubles.” Jasiri Booker, SAG-AFTRA stunt performer for a major video game franchise this a.m. on NPR.

AI in the workplace is just like any other technology of management: where it’s deployed, workers should be informed, understand it’s impact, and get a say. Democracy isn’t just at the ballot box; we live most of our lives at work and deserve a voice there too.

Law students: there's no better place to gain first-hand experience in modern antitrust practice. Work with amazing people on groundbreaking investigations and cases, be a part of antitrust history, take a selfie w/ the famous wrestling-a-horse statue... What's not to like??

I’ll be speaking to Semafor this morning about FTC’s work to protect kids and teens online. Check it out!

The FTC will NEVER say you must transfer your money to “protect it,” or tell you to buy gold and give it to someone. Neither will any other government agency. It's a scam. Report it at ReportFraud.ftc.gov. Learn more: bit.ly/4aeViWa