US authorities impose $170m fine on YouTube for data privacy violation
YouTube has been hit with a record-breaking $170m (£139m) fine by regulators in the US for breaking children’s data privacy […]
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YouTube Said to Be Fined Up to $200 Million for Children’s Privacy Violations
The Federal Trade Commission has voted to fine Google $150 million to $200 million to settle accusations that its YouTube […]
Company Will Pay $30 Million to Settle FTC Charges it Used Deceptive Lead Generators
An Illinois-based operator of several post-secondary schools will pay $30 million to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that the operator […]
Moran Tees Up Data Privacy Bill As Senate Effort Splinters
A bipartisan pair of senators has drafted a data privacy bill that would give the Federal Trade Commission more enforcement […]
Privacy Group Files Legal Challenge to Facebook’s $5 Billion FTC Settlement
The Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) says the deal would unfairly dismiss thousands of complaints against the tech giant. EPIC […]
FTC fines Facebook historic $5B for privacy violations
After months of leaks to the press and rumors of an imminent enforcement action, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission has […]
FaceApp responds to privacy concerns as senator asks FBI, FTC to investigate Russian app
The photo-editing app’s ability to realistically age people has seen its popularity surge, but privacy concerns over the Russian-developed program […]
FTC approves settlement with Google over YouTube kids privacy violations
The Federal Trade Commission has finalized a settlement with Google in its investigation into YouTube for violating federal kids’ privacy […]
Facebook’s FTC fine will be $5 billion—or one month’s worth of revenue
The Federal Trade Commission and Facebook have reportedly agreed on a $5 billion fine that would settle the FTC’s privacy […]
Longer Privacy Policies Are Better?
Everyone knows that most consumers don’t read privacy policies because they’re too long and confusing. Right? But maybe that’s the […]
Facebook facing 20-year consent agreement after privacy lapses
The social media giant Facebook is headed toward an agreement with the U.S. government over its privacy policies and practices […]
FTC settlement could impose new privacy practices on the Facebook
Stronger oversight of its data-collection practices could end a wide-ranging federal probe into a series of privacy abuses that came […]