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The TACD is a forum of US and EU consumer organisations which develops and agrees on joint consumer policy recommendations to the US government and the European Union to promote the consumer interest in EU and US policy making.
TACD 13th Annual Meeting Date: Tuesday 5 June 2012 Time:8:00 - 5:00 Venue: US State Department, Washington DC
Consumer Rights Reception
Date: Tuesday 5 June 2012 Time: 6.30 - 8.00pm Venue: The Pew Charitable Trusts, Conference Centre
TACD Conference: Food Safety on Two Continents: Emerging Pathogens and Policies Date: Wednesday 6 June 2012 Time: 8.00 - 5.00 Venue: The Pew Charitable Trusts, Conference Centre
Consumers International & TACD Financial Services Conference - Making financial services work for consumers: A Global Challenge
Date: Wednesday 6 June 2012 Time: 10.00 - 5.00 Venue: Federal Trade Commission Satellite Building
Consumer Federation of America - Privacy Roundtable
Date: Wednesday 6 June Time: 9.00 - 5.00 Venue: Consumer Federation of America
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Feb 2011 – TACD has sent a letter to Google urging the company to reconsider plans to change its privacy policy and give consumers appropriate control over their personal information as reflected in TACD policy resolutions.
Sep 2011 - TACD has sent a letter to Congresswoman Bono Mack and Congressman Butterfield, in their capacities as chair and ranking member of the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing and Trade, urging them to draw lessons from the EU experience with data protection during their hearing on September 15.
Sep 2011 - TACD has sent a letter to David Vladeck, Director of the Bureau of Consumer Protection at the FTC and Jacob Kohnstamm, Chairman of the Article 29 Working Party, outlining concerns about the efficacy of the online behavioral advertising self regulatory systems now being implemented in the EU and US.
Aug 2011- TACD has responded to the Commerce Department's consultation on EU-US regulatory cooperation, highlighting the importance of an open and transparent process and the inclusion of consumer priorites.
Jul 2011 - TACD has submittedcomments to the US Interagency Working Group on Food Marketed to Children in response to its consultation regarding preliminary proposed nutrition principles to guide industry self-regulatory efforts.o guide industry self-regulatory efforts
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