‘Dark patterns’: Regulators eye tech tricks that hurt consumers
Congress, the Federal Trade Commission, state regulators and others are lining up for a possible crackdown on auto-renewals and other potentially deceptive practices.
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FTC Weighs New Online Privacy Rules
Under Democratic Chairwoman Lina Khan, the agency is considering ways to strengthen consumer privacy protections, including for children, as legislative logjams persist in Congress.
RI treasurer sues Facebook, alleging investment losses from data breach
The Employees’ Retirement System of Rhode Island sues Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg over alleged financial losses due to data breach.
Facebook blocks research into political ads, falsely blames FTC privacy order
FTC says Facebook privacy settlement doesn’t require blocking researchers.
FTC is forcing tech firms to kill their algorithms along with ill-gotten data
The Federal Trade Commission is punching right at the heart – and guts – of how data collection drives revenue for tech firms: their algorithms.
FTC Remedial Power Under Scrutiny at U.S. Supreme Court
On January 13 the Supreme Court heard arguments in AMG Capital Management LLC v. Federal Trade Commission.
FTC Orders Photo App to Delete Algorithms Built on Personal Data
The proposed order requires the company to delete the facial recognition technologies it illegally developed using the photos and videos uploaded by its users.
FTC launches sweeping privacy study of top tech platforms
The move appears to be a wide-reaching inquiry into everything major tech companies know about their users and what they do with that data.
Zoom lied to users about end-to-end encryption for years, FTC says
Zoom has agreed to upgrade its security practices in a tentative settlement with the Federal Trade Commission, which alleges that […]
Court approves Facebook’s $5 Billion Privacy Settlement
A judge approved Facebook Inc.’s $5 billion settlement with the Federal Trade Commission over privacy violations, the agency says—overruling objections […]
FTC Cautions Against Biased Outcomes in Use of AI and Algorithms
As the healthcare and financial impacts of COVID-19 continue to evolve with the global pandemic, the use of AI technology […]
Facebook separates security tool from friend suggestions, citing privacy overhaul
Facebook will no longer feed user phone numbers provided to it for two-factor authentication into its “people you may know” […]