- Trump's Potential Supreme Court Picks Include Big Tech Critics
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Wednesday, September 9, 2020
Republican Senators Josh Hawley and Ted Cruz are on the roster ...
- Facebook Elaborates On Its Data Portability Measures, Pushes For Legislation
Search & Performance Marketing Daily, Laurie Sullivan - Friday, August 21, 2020
Facebook is pushing for rules that make it easier for users ...
- Ad Industry Opposes FTC's Proposed Security Regulations For Financial Institutions
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Wednesday, August 12, 2020
The FTC's proposed changes could affect a broad swath of non-financial compani ...
- FCC Commissioner Questions AT&T And Verizon About Location Data
PolicyBlog, Wendy Davis - Thursday, August 6, 2020
FCC Commissioner Geoffrey Starks is asking AT&T and Verizon about their "practic ...
- FTC Lacks Authority To Police Platforms' Content Moderation Policies, Simons Says
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Wednesday, August 5, 2020
"Our authority focuses on commercial speech, not political content curation," FTC Cha ...
- Trump Admin Asks Judge To Throw Out Lawsuit Challenging Attempted Social Media Crackdown
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Wednesday, August 5, 2020
The digital rights group Center for Democracy & Technology has no groun ...
- FTC's Chopra Says Congress May Need To Revisit Tech Companies' 'Privileges'
PolicyBlog, Wendy Davis - Thursday, July 16, 2020
Congress may need 'to reassess the special privileges afforded to tech platform ...
- Watchdogs Press FTC To Crack Down On Influencer Marketing
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Tuesday, June 23, 2020
The Federal Trade Commission should step up efforts to discourage phony onli ...
- Google Battles New Mexico AG Over Students' Privacy
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Wednesday, June 10, 2020
Google is asking a federal judge to throw out a privacy lawsu ...
- 1-800 Contacts Settlement Over Search Ads Moves Forward
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Friday, June 5, 2020
A judge has granted preliminary approval to a deal requiring 1-800 Contac ...
- Four Senators Press FTC To Probe TikTok Over Children's Privacy
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Friday, May 29, 2020
"As the ongoing public health crisis continues to catalyze children's increased te ...
- House Democrats Urge FTC To Investigate TikTok Over Children's Privacy
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Thursday, May 28, 2020
"As children are spending more time online, busy parents deserve the reassuran ...
- Trump Tries To Clamp Down On Social Media
PolicyBlog, Wendy Davis - Thursday, May 28, 2020
President Trump, incensed that Twitter alerted users to a dubious claim ...
- 1-800 Contacts Settles Claims It Restricted Search Advertising
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Wednesday, May 13, 2020
If approved, the settlement wiil resolve a 2016 class-action complaint alleging t ...
- TikTok Still Violating Children's Privacy, Watchdogs Tell FTC
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Thursday, May 14, 2020
"TikTok's conduct shows that it is continuing to pursue growth at t ...
- Facebook Users In Illinois Could Receive $300 In 'Faceprint' Settlement
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Monday, May 11, 2020
Lawyers for Illinois residents are asking a federal judge to grant prelimina ...
- Children's Ad Watchdog Wants FTC To Question Ed-Tech Companies About Privacy
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Monday, May 11, 2020
The Children's Advertising Review Unit says the FTC should question ed-tech compani ...
- FTC Urged To Probe Tech Companies' Use Of Children's Data
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Friday, May 8, 2020
Many educational technology services, including those involved in distance learning, have inconsiste ...
- Facebook's $5 Billion Settlement With FTC Over 'Stunning' Privacy Violations Granted Approval
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Friday, April 24, 2020
Federal judge Timothy Kelly wrote that even though Facebook's alleged privacy violatio ...
- Online Retailer Fashion Nova Settles With FTC Over Refunds, Shipping Delays
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Tuesday, April 21, 2020
The online clothing retailer Fashion Nova has agreed to pay $9.3 milli ...
- Watchdogs Seek New Privacy Protections For Students
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Thursday, April 16, 2020
The current, pandemic-fueled shift from physical classrooms to distance learning poses ...
- FTC Urged To Scrutinize Video Conferencing Platforms, Issue Guidance
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Wednesday, April 8, 2020
"As Americans' reliance on online conferencing grows, individuals are increasingly vulnerable ...
- FTC Urged To Investigate Zoom Over Privacy
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Monday, April 6, 2020
"Each day that passes presents a new report of a previously undisclos ...
- FTC Extends Comment Deadline For Endorsement Guidelines
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Friday, March 27, 2020
June 22 is the deadline for comments about questions like whether childr ...
- Watchdogs Want FTC To Demand Detailed Info About Children's Data
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Thursday, March 26, 2020
"No federal entity has conducted a detailed and compulsory study of indust ...
- FTC Urged To Crack Down On Google Over Ads For Face Masks
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Tuesday, March 17, 2020
Two Senate Democrats want the FTC to crack down on Google f ...
- FTC And FDA Warn Companies On Fake Coronavirus Cures
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Monday, March 9, 2020
Warning letter recipients -- including televangelist Jim Bakker -- promote supposed coronavir ...
- Tea Purveyor's Influencer Marketing Duped Consumers, FTC Says
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Friday, March 6, 2020
Tea purveyor Teami duped consumers by failing to ensure its paid influence ...
- AT&T Can't Shake Class-Action Suit Over Broadband Throttling
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Friday, February 21, 2020
In a defeat for AT&T, a federal appellate court has refused ...
- Slain Journalist's Father Brings FTC Complaint Against YouTube
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Thursday, February 20, 2020
In a complaint filed Thursday, Andy Parker alleges that Google dupes consume ...