FTC News

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has announced Amazon is settling to the tune of $61.7 million for tips it withheld from drivers. As part fo the Amazon Flex program, drivers w...

Staples Wants to Buy Office Depot For $2.1 Billion

Staples is once again offering to buy Office Depot, this time for $2.1 billion. Staples had previ...

FTC Demands Answers From Big Tech on Privacy

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has issued orders to nine social media and video platforms, inquiring about their data practices....

Apple Working to Replace Qualcomm Internal Modems

Apple is working on the next step toward manufacturing independence, beginning work on a replacement for Qualcomm’s modems. Apple has had a tro...

Facebook Sued by FTC and 48 US Jurisdictions In Antitrust Case

As expected, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), along with a coalition of US jurisdictions, has sued Facebook over antitrust accusations. Face...

FTC Holds Zoom Accountable For Misleading Security Claims

Zoom has agreed to a settlement with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) over misleading security claims....

Antitrust Case Against Facebook May Be Next

Just days after the DOJ filed an antitrust case against Google, the FTC may be planning a similar case against Facebook....

What Not to Do: Former Uber CSO Charged For Covering Up Data Breach

The Department of Justice has announced it is charing Uber’s former Chief Security Officer (CSO) Joseph Sullivan for obstruction of justice....

TikTok Accused of Violating Child Privacy—Again

TikTok is in hot water yet again, with consumer groups accusing the social media company of violating child privacy....

Judges Orders Facebook To Hand Over Data About Possible Privacy Issues

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Brazil Fines Facebook Over Cambridge Analytica Scandal

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AT&T Agrees to Pay $60 Million to Settle Legal Dispute Over Throttling Smartphone Plans

While every major smartphone carrier advertises unlimited plans, the reality is that all of them come with restrictions. According to the...

EU Investigating if Amazon is Using Data to Unfairly Compete With Third-Party Sellers

The European Union is on the prowl again in a likely attempt to win cash and concessions from Amazon. This is another investigation in a long string of investigations into American...

FTC Reportedly Looking At Google’s Android Business

Google is back in the eye of the Federal Trade Commission, this time for its Android business, which has also been drawing scrutiny from government regulators around the world....

Uber: We Don’t Collect Background Location Data, But We Might at Some Point

On July 15, Uber is putting a new privacy statement into effect, and part of it is raising some eyebrows. A f...

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