Federal Trade Commission Act, Section 5
Is this legally binding?
Binding. Binding law. It applies to everyone in scope, whether or not anyone points at it.
Prohibits unfair or deceptive acts or practices affecting commerce. Technology neutral and already in force, it is the general purpose hook for AI claims, AI products and AI driven harm.
Instrument record
- Short name
- FTC Act s 5
- Date
- 1914-09-26
- Version
- Not versioned
- Cluster
- core
What this connects to
6 relations. Official relations are the ones the source documents state; anything marked GAGE analysis is our reading, not an agency's.
Contains2
Cited by2
Maps across to1
- InstrumentPersonal Data Protection Act 2012 (No. 26 of 2012)BindingSingaporeGAGE analysis, not official
The general purpose binding hook in each jurisdiction: consumer protection law in the United States, data protection law in Singapore
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