- Amazon Must Face FTC Antitrust Suit
MediaDailyNews, Wendy Davis - Wednesday, October 2, 2024
U.S. District Court Judge John Chun in Seattle is allowing the F ...
- AI Company Rytr Enabled Users To Create Fake Reviews, FTC Charges
MediaDailyNews, Wendy Davis - Wednesday, September 25, 2024
The artificial intelligence company Rytr, which generates testimonials and other written materia ...
- Google Can't Dodge Privacy Claims By Fertility App Users
MediaDailyNews, Wendy Davis - Tuesday, September 24, 2024
Siding against Google, a federal judge has rejected the company's request ...
- FTC Blasts 'Commercial Surveillance Ecosystem,' Calls For New Laws
MediaDailyNews, Wendy Davis - Thursday, September 19, 2024
Targeted advertising "can pose serious privacy risks to consumers," the FTC sa ...
- Washington, D.C. Antitrust Claims Against Amazon Reinstated By Court
MediaDailyNews, Wendy Davis - Friday, August 23, 2024
An appellate court has revived the Washington, D.C. attorney general's charges th ...
- Yelp Speaks Out On FTC Fake Comment Ruling
MediaDailyNews, Laurie Sullivan - Thursday, August 15, 2024
Yelp, which relies heavily on ratings and comments, has become an outspok ...
- FTC Outlaws Fake Endorsements
MediaDailyNews, Wendy Davis - Wednesday, August 14, 2024
Taking aim at online fakery, the Federal Trade Commission on Wednesday bann ...
- TikTok Collected Extensive Data From Children, DOJ Charges
MediaDailyNews, Wendy Davis - Friday, August 2, 2024
TikTok violated the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act by collecting data fr ...
- FTC Tells Businesses: Identifiers Are Not Anonymous
MediaDailyNews, Wendy Davis - Wednesday, July 24, 2024
"Companies should not act or claim as if hashing personal information rende ...
- Cameo Settles Charges Over Paid Endorsements
MediaDailyNews, Wendy Davis - Wednesday, July 24, 2024
Cameo, valued at $1 billion in 2021, will pay $100,000 to sett ...
- Republican FTC Commissioner Supports Privacy Charges Against Kochava
MediaDailyNews, Wendy Davis - Monday, July 15, 2024
"When private parties like the defendants disclose precise geolocation information revealing politica ...
- FTC Milestone: Bans Anonymous Messaging App From Serving Minors
MediaDailyNews, Colin Kirkland - Tuesday, July 9, 2024
For the first time in U.S. history, the FTC has banned ...
- Lawmakers Urge Justice Department To Investigate TikTok Over Children's Privacy
MediaDailyNews, Wendy Davis - Tuesday, July 2, 2024
"The FTC referral against TikTok is particularly worrisome given its history ...
- FTC Says 'Reason To Believe' TikTok Violates Children's Privacy Law
MediaDailyNews, Wendy Davis - Tuesday, June 18, 2024
The FTC has sent a complaint about TikTok's compliance with the Children ...
- Data Broker Kochava Tentatively Settles Location Privacy Suit In Massachusetts
MediaDailyNews, Wendy Davis - Wednesday, June 12, 2024
Mobile data broker Kochava has tentatively agreed to settle a class-action complai ...
- FTC's 'Dark Patterns' Charges Violate First Amendment, Amazon Says
MediaDailyNews, Wendy Davis - Wednesday, June 12, 2024
Amazon plans to raise a First Amendment defense to charges that ...
- FTC Can Proceed With 'Dark Patterns' Charges Against Amazon
MediaDailyNews, Wendy Davis - Wednesday, May 29, 2024
Amazon must face charges that it used "manipulative, coercive, or deceptive user-interfa ...
- Arizona Sues Amazon Over 'Manipulative' Tactics, 'Buy Box' Algorithm
MediaDailyNews, Wendy Davis - Thursday, May 16, 2024
Amazon's "layered and confusing" Prime cancellation procedures rely on "dark patterns" th ...
- Car Manufacturers Could Face Privacy Crackdown, FTC Suggests
MediaDailyNews, Wendy Davis - Tuesday, May 14, 2024
"The FTC will take action to protect consumers against the illegal collectio ...
- Wireless Companies Fined Nearly $200M For Disclosing Customers' Locations
MediaDailyNews, Wendy Davis - Monday, April 29, 2024
"Wireless carriers have a duty to keep our geolocation information private a ...
- FTC Issues New Privacy Rules For Online Health Services And Apps
MediaDailyNews, Wendy Davis - Friday, April 26, 2024
The FTCC on Friday issued regulations that will require operators of onli ...
- Judge Suggests New FTC 'Click To Cancel' Study
MediaDailyNews, Wendy Davis - Thursday, April 25, 2024
An administrative law judge found that the FTC's 'click to cancel' propos ...
- Target Sued For Improper Biometric Surveillance
Marketing Daily, Sarah Mahoney - Thursday, April 18, 2024
A class-action suit filed in Illinois claims the retailer's cameras violate shopper ...
- Privacy Watchdogs Urge Congress To Pass Data Broker Opt-Out Bill
MediaDailyNews, Wendy Davis - Wednesday, April 17, 2024
Advocacy organizations are urging federal lawmakers to pass a bill that wou ...
- FTC Bans Cerebral From Harnessing Users' Health Data For Advertising
MediaDailyNews, Wendy Davis - Monday, April 15, 2024
Cerebral allegedly used third-party tracking tools to collect data about existing patient ...
- FTC Bans Data Broker From Selling 'Sensitive' Locations, Rejects Tougher Terms
MediaDailyNews, Wendy Davis - Friday, April 12, 2024
The Federal Trade Commission said Friday it has finalized a settlement ord ...
- Meta Fights Antitrust Suits By FTC And Advertisers
MediaDailyNews, Wendy Davis - Monday, April 8, 2024
The FTC has no grounds to sue Meta for purchasing Instagram a ...
- Meta Fights Proposed Restrictions On Teens' Data
MediaDailyNews, Wendy Davis - Thursday, April 4, 2024
"At its core, the Commission simply wants a do-over -- to a ...
- Appeals Court Rejects Meta's Bid To Halt FTC Hearing Over Teens' Data
MediaDailyNews, Wendy Davis - Friday, March 29, 2024
Meta is unlikely to prove that in-house FTC hearings are unconstitutional, ...
- Meta Files Emergency Petition To Derail FTC Hearing On Teens' Data
MediaDailyNews, Wendy Davis - Monday, March 18, 2024
The FTC "has a long history of upholding its own claims," Me ...