- Google Gives Ad-Tech Companies A Reprieve... For Now
PolicyBlog, Wendy Davis - Thursday, June 24, 2021
Google's decision to delay its cookie-blocking plan might benefit ad-tech companies ...
- Big-Tech Critic Lina Khan Takes Helm At FTC
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Tuesday, June 15, 2021
Khan, who was approved Tuesday by a Senate vote of 69-28, w ...
- FTC Failed To Prove 1-800 Contacts' Search Deals Violated Antitrust Law
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Friday, June 11, 2021
In a blow to the FTC, a court has ruled 1-800 Contact ...
- Facebook Urges Judge To Dismiss Class-Action Antitrust Complaints
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Friday, May 21, 2021
Antitrust claims brought by users and advertisers are both untenable and untimel ...
- FTC And States Sue Frontier Over Internet Speed Claims
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Wednesday, May 19, 2021
Frontier Communications duped subscribers by delivering internet service at lower-than-advertised speeds, t ...
- Facebook Seeks Boost From Google's Antitrust Victory
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Tuesday, May 18, 2021
Facebook is calling a judge's attention to a recent antitrust ruling ...
- Everalbum Finalizes FTC Settlement, Will Delete Facial-Recognition Algorithms
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Friday, May 7, 2021
The settlement resolves allegations that Everalbum misled users about its use ...
- New Bill Would Require Social Platforms To Establish Content Policies
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Sunday, May 9, 2021
The "Online Consumer Protection Act," introduced by Reps. Jan Schakowsky and Kat ...
- Supreme Court Ruling Requires Dismissal Of FTC's Antitrust Case, Facebook Says
PolicyBlog, Wendy Davis - Thursday, April 29, 2021
"The Supreme Court's decision and its reasoning support Facebook's argument that t ...
- FTC Asks Congress For Power To Seek Restititution From Fraudsters
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Tuesday, April 27, 2021
"If Congress does not act promptly, the FTC will be far le ...
- FTC Loses Leverage Against Fraudsters
PolicyBlog, Wendy Davis - Thursday, April 22, 2021
The Supreme Court on Thursday made it harder for the FTC ...
- FTC Urged To Investigate Google's Marketing Of Children's Apps
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Wednesday, April 21, 2021
"The FTC must use its full authority to protect the interests ...
- FTC Nominee Khan Voices Concerns About 'Behavioral Ad-Based Business Models'
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Wednesday, April 21, 2021
"These business models really incentivize endless vacuuming up of data," Lina Kh ...
- Consumers Have Lost Hundreds Of Millions In COVID-19 Fraud: FTC
Email Marketing Daily, Ray Schultz - Monday, April 19, 2021
The FTC has filed numerous enforcement actions and warned many firms ...
- GOP Floats New Curbs On Tech Companies
PolicyBlog, Wendy Davis - Friday, April 16, 2021
Republican staff in the House suggest broadening the Children's Online Privacy Protecti ...
- Facebook Urged To Cancel Plans For Children's Version Of Instagram
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Thursday, April 15, 2021
"Facebook's long track record of exploiting young people and putting them ...
- Facebook Wants Draft Versions Of FTC Settlement To Remain Confidential
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Tuesday, April 13, 2021
"These draft settlement documents, replete with proposed revisions, reflect Facebook's confidential commerci ...
- FTC And States Press To Proceed With Antitrust Claims Against Facebook
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Friday, April 9, 2021
Facebook's alleged monopolization of the social networking market enabled the company ...
- Bidstream Data Could Threaten National Security, Senators Warn
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Tuesday, April 6, 2021
Bidstream data "would be a goldmine for foreign intelligence services that cou ...
- Google Play Apps Still Unlawfully Collect Children's Data, Advocates Tell FTC
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Wednesday, March 31, 2021
Google continues to mislead parents by representing that apps on the Pl ...
- Google Veteran Launches Tech Policy Organization
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Sunday, March 28, 2021
The new association is backed by Amazon, Facebook, Google, Twitter, Uber a ...
- FTC Gears Up To Tackle 'Novel Harms Of The Digital Economy'
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Thursday, March 25, 2021
Signaling a more aggressive approach to enforcement, the FTC on Thursday sa ...
- Biden Taps Antitrust Maven Lina Khan For FTC
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Monday, March 22, 2021
Khan, a professor at Columbia Law School, is among the most promine ...
- BrandTotal Continues Battle With Facebook Over Data, Says It Could Face 'Immediate Liquidation'
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Monday, March 15, 2021
Analytics company BrandTotal says it could face "immediate liquidation" unless it ...
- Zoom Must Face Some Security And Privacy Claims, Judge Rules
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Friday, March 12, 2021
Zoom users can proceed with some claims related to "zoombombing" and encrypti ...
- Google Battles Rumble Video Platform Over Antitrust Claims
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Friday, March 12, 2021
Google on Friday asked a federal judge to dismiss an antitrust cla ...
- Facebook Seeks Dismissal Of Antitrust Claims, Argues FTC Shouldn't Get Do-Over
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Wednesday, March 10, 2021
Facebook on Wednesday asked a federal judge to dismiss antitrust lawsuits broug ...
- Net Neutrality Advocate And Silicon Valley Critic Tim Wu To Join Biden Administration
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Friday, March 5, 2021
Tim Wu, who coined the term "net neutrality" almost 20 years ag ...
- Privacy Advocates Push Back Against Google's New Targeting Plan
PolicyBlog, Wendy Davis - Thursday, March 4, 2021
Google is looking to spin its new plan for cookieless targeted advertisi ...
- New Mexico AG Urges Appellate Court To Revive Privacy Lawsuit Against Google
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Wednesday, March 3, 2021
"Google collects all sorts of information about students' online habits which ...