Federal Trade Commission
AT&T to Pay $60 Million to Resolve FTC Allegations It Misled Consumers with ‘Unlimited Data’ Promises
AT&T Mobility, LLC, will pay $60 million to settle litigation with the Federal Trade Commission over allegations that the wireless provider misled millions of its smartphone customers by charging them for “unlimited” data plans while reducing their data speeds.
Disclosures 101: New FTC resources for social media influencers (Federal Trade Commission)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Tue, 11/05/2019 - 13:28FTC Brings First Case Against Developers of “Stalking” Apps (Federal Trade Commission)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Tue, 10/22/2019 - 12:35FTC Extends Deadline for Comments on COPPA Rule until December 9 (Federal Trade Commission)
Submitted by benton on Thu, 10/17/2019 - 14:49FTC Chairman Joe Simons Announces the Planned Departure of Bureau of Competition Director Bruce Hoffman (Federal Trade Commission)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Fri, 10/11/2019 - 14:21Five cases yield tips to help keep your company Privacy Shield-compliant (Federal Trade Commission)
Submitted by benton on Wed, 09/04/2019 - 09:28FTC Revises List of Companies Subject to Broadband Privacy Study
The Federal Trade Commission has revised the list of companies from which it is seeking information as part of its examination of broadband companies’ privacy practices. In March, the FTC announced it was sending orders seeking information about their privacy practices to AT&T, AT&T Mobility, Comcast doing business as Xfinity, Google Fiber, T-Mobile, Verizon, and Cellco Partnership doing business as Verizon Wireless.