Yesterday, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced their intent to coordinate which of the two agencies would coordinate online consumer protection efforts following the adoption of the Restore Internet Freedom Order, and published a draft Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that outlines those efforts.

The draft MOU outlines a number of

Today, Vizio, Inc., agreed to pay $2.2 million to settle charges by the FTC and the New Jersey Attorney General that it installed software on its Smart TGVS to collect viewing data on 11 million consumer televisions without the consumers’ knowledge or consent. The $2.2 million payment includes a $1.5 million payment to the FTC,