The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has big ambitions to answer the cries from members of Congress and consumer privacy advocates to rein in Big Tech. However, the agency — which has just nine technologists — does not seem to be having much luck attracting and retaining the staff to make that happen. Three recent departures could stymie its hiring goals.
As it repeatedly requests additional funding to hire more tech-savvy staff to assist in data privacy-related investigations, the FTC was hit with a setback last week with the departure of its top technologist, Erie Meyer, who left the agency after coming on board in June.
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