Federal Trade Commission
FTC Will Require Microsoft to Pay $20 million over Charges it Illegally Collected Personal Information from Children without The (Federal Trade Commission)
Submitted by benton on Tue, 06/06/2023 - 06:14FTC Says Ring Employees Illegally Surveilled Customers, Failed to Stop Hackers from Taking Control of Users' Cameras (Federal Trade Commission)
Submitted by dclay@benton.org on Wed, 05/31/2023 - 14:54FTC and DOJ Charge Amazon with Violating Children’s Privacy Law (Federal Trade Commission)
Submitted by dclay@benton.org on Wed, 05/31/2023 - 14:53FTC Says Ed Tech Provider Edmodo Unlawfully Used Children’s Personal Information for Advertising and Outsourced Compliance to Sc (Federal Trade Commission)
Submitted by benton on Tue, 05/23/2023 - 06:23
FTC Proposes Blanket Prohibition Preventing Facebook from Monetizing Youth Data
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) proposed changes to the agency’s 2020 privacy order with Facebook after alleging that the company has failed to fully comply with the order, misled parents about their ability to control with whom their children communicated through its Messenger Kids app, and misrepresented the access it provided some app developers to private user data. As part of the proposed changes, Meta, which changed its name from Facebook in October 2021, would be prohibited from profiting from data it collects, including through its virtual reality products, from users under the a
Joint Statement on Enforcement Efforts Against Discrimination and Bias in Automated Systems
America’s commitment to the core principles of fairness, equality, and justice are deeply
FTC Proposes Rule Provision Making it Easier for Consumers to “Click to Cancel” Recurring Subscriptions and Memberships (Federal Trade Commission)
Submitted by benton on Thu, 03/23/2023 - 06:40
FTC Issues Orders to Social Media and Video Streaming Platforms Regarding Efforts to Address Surge in Advertising for Fraudulent Products and Scams
With fraud on social media surging, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has issued orders to eight social media and video streaming platforms seeking information on how these companies scrutinize and restrict paid commercial advertising that is deceptive or exposes consumers to fraudulent healthcare products, financial scams, counterfeit and fake goods, or other fraud.