Federal Trade Commission
FTC Finalizes Changes to Children’s Privacy Rule Limiting Companies’ Ability to Monetize Kids’ Data
The Federal Trade Commission finalized changes to the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule to set new requirements around the collection, use and disclosure of children’s personal information and give parents new tools and protections to help them control what data is provided to third parties about their children. The final rule requires parents to opt in to third-party advertising and includes other changes to address the emerging ways that consumers’ data is collected and used by companies, and particularly how children’s data is being shared and monetized.
FTC Takes Action Against General Motors for Sharing Drivers’ Precise Location and Driving Behavior Data Without Consent (Federal Trade Commission)
Submitted by benton on Fri, 01/17/2025 - 06:28FTC, States sue John Deere over its use of unfair practices that have driven up equipment repair costs for farmers (Federal Trade Commission)
Submitted by benton on Wed, 01/15/2025 - 16:06Federal Trade Commission Announces Bipartisan Rule Banning Junk Ticket and Hotel Fees (Federal Trade Commission)
Submitted by benton on Wed, 12/18/2024 - 06:38Protecting consumers’ location data: Key takeaways from four recent cases (Federal Trade Commission)
Submitted by benton on Wed, 12/04/2024 - 06:32FTC Takes Action Against IntelliVision Technologies for Deceptive Claims About its Facial Recognition Software (Federal Trade Commission)
Submitted by zwalker@benton.org on Tue, 12/03/2024 - 15:53
FTC Takes Action Against Gravy Analytics, Venntel for Unlawfully Selling Location Data Tracking Consumers to Sensitive Sites
The Federal Trade Commission is taking action against Gravy Analytics Inc. and its subsidiary Venntel Inc. for unlawfully tracking and selling sensitive location data from users, including selling data about consumers’ visits to health-related locations and places of worship.
FTC Takes Action Against Mobilewalla for Collecting and Selling Sensitive Location Data
The Federal Trade Commission will prohibit data broker Mobilewalla, Inc. from selling sensitive location data, including data that reveals the identity of an individual’s private home, to settle allegations the data broker sold such information without taking reasonable steps to verify consumers’ consent.
A Look Behind the Screens: Examining the Data Practices of Social Media and Video Streaming Services
In December 2020, the Federal Trade Commission issued 6 Orders to nine of the largest social media and video streaming services—Amazon, Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, Snap, ByteDance, Discord, Reddit, and WhatsApp. At the time, a bipartisan group of Commissioners issued a joint statement warning that far too much about how these platforms operate is “dangerously opaque,” with critical questions around data collection and algorithms “shrouded in secrecy.” On September 20, the FTC released a groundbreaking report that sheds light on how these powerful companies have operated.