Keith Waehrer presented on a panel titled “Digital Markets: Big Data, Privacy Protection and AI”

Sectretariat Economists Managing Director Keith Waehrer presented on a panel titled “Digital Markets: Big Data, Privacy Protection and AI” at the 2021 15th International Conference on Competition and Regulation organized by CRESSE. Dr. Waehrer’s comments on the panel focused on the recent events in the FTC’s litigation against Facebook and whether that litigation and DOJ’s Google litigation are indicative of novel digital market specific theories or whether these fit squarely in the traditional antitrust mold.