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'Where we go is who we are' totally isn't a creepy ad slogan at all The FTC has reached a settlement with two data brokerages over allegations they harvested precise location data that shows when...
Today, the FTC banned data brokers Mobilewalla and Gravy Analytics from harvesting and selling Americans' location tracking data linked to sensitive locations, like churches, healthcare...
On Friday, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) reported that the number of consumer complaints about unwanted telemarketing phone calls has dropped over 50% since 2021, continuing a trend that...
Marriott International and its subsidiary Starwood Hotels will pay $52 million and create a comprehensive information security program as part of settlements for data breaches that impacted over...
A Federal Trade Commission (FTC) staff report has found that social media and video streaming companies have been engaging in widespread user surveillance, particularly of children and teens, with...
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has reported a massive increase in losses to Bitcoin ATM scams, nearly ten times the amount from 2020 and reaching over $110 million in 2023. [...]
The U.S. Department of Justice, along with the Federal Trade Commission, filed a lawsuit against popular video-sharing platform TikTok for "Flagrantly violating" children's privacy laws in the country. The agencies claimed the company knowingly permitted children to create TikTok accounts and to view and share short-form videos and messages with adults and others on the service.
The Federal Trade Commission has filed a complaint in US federal court against Adobe and two executives, Maninder Sawhney and David Wadhwani, for deceptive practices related to their subscription plans. Defendants Sawhney, Senior Vice President of Digital Go To Market & Sales at Adobe, and Wadhwani, President of Digital Media Business at Adobe, are accused of knowing about these violations yet continuing the same unlawful practices.
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The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has ordered the mental telehealth company Cerebral from using or disclosing personal data for advertising purposes. It has also been fined more than $7...