Obama FTC targets, misunderstands internet commerce

Published February 5, 2011 5:00am ET



After violating a court order barring the government from regulating the internet without Congressional approval, the Obama administration is back at it taking a government-knows-best approach this time to regulating advertising.

The Federal Trade Commission is trying to hamper the ability of consumers to find relevant advertisements by pushing a “do-not-track” proposal.

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