- Car Manufacturers Could Face Privacy Crackdown, FTC Suggests
MediaDailyNews, Wendy Davis - Tuesday, May 14, 2024
"The FTC will take action to protect consumers against the illegal collectio ...
- Wireless Companies Fined Nearly $200M For Disclosing Customers' Locations
MediaDailyNews, Wendy Davis - Monday, April 29, 2024
"Wireless carriers have a duty to keep our geolocation information private a ...
- FTC Issues New Privacy Rules For Online Health Services And Apps
MediaDailyNews, Wendy Davis - Friday, April 26, 2024
The FTCC on Friday issued regulations that will require operators of onli ...
- Judge Suggests New FTC 'Click To Cancel' Study
MediaDailyNews, Wendy Davis - Thursday, April 25, 2024
An administrative law judge found that the FTC's 'click to cancel' propos ...
- Target Sued For Improper Biometric Surveillance
Marketing Daily, Sarah Mahoney - Thursday, April 18, 2024
A class-action suit filed in Illinois claims the retailer's cameras violate shopper ...
- Privacy Watchdogs Urge Congress To Pass Data Broker Opt-Out Bill
MediaDailyNews, Wendy Davis - Wednesday, April 17, 2024
Advocacy organizations are urging federal lawmakers to pass a bill that wou ...
- FTC Bans Cerebral From Harnessing Users' Health Data For Advertising
MediaDailyNews, Wendy Davis - Monday, April 15, 2024
Cerebral allegedly used third-party tracking tools to collect data about existing patient ...
- FTC Bans Data Broker From Selling 'Sensitive' Locations, Rejects Tougher Terms
MediaDailyNews, Wendy Davis - Friday, April 12, 2024
The Federal Trade Commission said Friday it has finalized a settlement ord ...
- Meta Fights Antitrust Suits By FTC And Advertisers
MediaDailyNews, Wendy Davis - Monday, April 8, 2024
The FTC has no grounds to sue Meta for purchasing Instagram a ...
- Meta Fights Proposed Restrictions On Teens' Data
MediaDailyNews, Wendy Davis - Thursday, April 4, 2024
"At its core, the Commission simply wants a do-over -- to a ...
- Appeals Court Rejects Meta's Bid To Halt FTC Hearing Over Teens' Data
MediaDailyNews, Wendy Davis - Friday, March 29, 2024
Meta is unlikely to prove that in-house FTC hearings are unconstitutional, ...
- Meta Files Emergency Petition To Derail FTC Hearing On Teens' Data
MediaDailyNews, Wendy Davis - Monday, March 18, 2024
The FTC "has a long history of upholding its own claims," Me ...
- Court Rejects Meta's Claim That FTC Hearings Violate Constitution
MediaDailyNews, Wendy Davis - Friday, March 15, 2024
The ruling marks another defeat for Meta in its bid to dera ...
- Will FTC Inquiry Into Reddit AI Licensing Deals Postpone IPO?
Search & Performance Insider, Laurie Sullivan - Monday, March 18, 2024
Reddit stock is in high demand. Its IPO is set to deb ...
- Meta Can't Halt FTC Bid To Restrict Use Of Teens' Data
MediaDailyNews, Wendy Davis - Wednesday, March 13, 2024
A federal appellate court has rejected Meta's request to halt an F ...
- Watchdogs Press FTC For Tough Children's Privacy Rules
MediaDailyNews, Wendy Davis - Tuesday, March 12, 2024
Children's advocates say the FTC should require web companies to obtain opt- ...
- ANA Opposes Proposed Restrictions On Behavioral Advertising To Children
MediaDailyNews, Wendy Davis - Monday, March 11, 2024
The ad industry is opposing an FTC proposal that would require websi ...
- FTC: Web Browsing Data Is Sensitive -- Full Stop
MediaDailyNews, Wendy Davis - Monday, March 4, 2024
"Years of research shows that datasets often contain sensitive and personally identifiab ...
- Cybersecurity Company Fined For Spying On Users, Selling Clickstream Data
PolicyBlog, Wendy Davis - Thursday, February 22, 2024
"Avast's decision to expressly market its products as safeguarding people's browsing recor ...
- Twitter Staff Defied Musk To Protect Users' Privacy, FTC Says
MediaDailyNews, Wendy Davis - Wednesday, February 21, 2024
Elon Musk told Twitter employees to take action that would have violat ...
- Proposal To Outlaw Fake Reviews Too Vague, IAB Says
MediaDailyNews, Wendy Davis - Tuesday, February 13, 2024
The FTC's proposal to stamp out fake reviews could lead online business ...
- Cable Industry Blasts FTC Push To Outlaw 'Junk Fees'
MediaDailyNews, Wendy Davis - Thursday, February 8, 2024
"The proposed rule would upend industry practices with respect to pricing, disclosure ...
- Ad Industry Wants FTC To Clarify 'Junk Fee' Proposal
MediaDailyNews, Wendy Davis - Wednesday, February 7, 2024
"The FTC does not make clear what 'junk fees' it proposes ...
- Kochava Must Face FTC Location Privacy Charges
MediaDailyNews, Wendy Davis - Monday, February 5, 2024
Siding against mobile data broker Kochava, a federal judge has ruled th ...
- Judge Sides Against Allrecipes In Video Privacy Battle
MediaDailyNews, Wendy Davis - Monday, February 5, 2024
A Massachusetts resident can proceed with a claim that the AllRecipes a ...
- New State Laws Fail To Protect Privacy, Watchdog Says
PolicyBlog, Wendy Davis - Thursday, February 1, 2024
"Weak, industry-friendly laws allow companies to continue collecting data about consumers witho ...
- FTC Cheers Termination Of Amazon-Roomba Deal
MediaDailyNews, Wendy Davis - Wednesday, January 31, 2024
The FTC's investigation of the proposed merger "revealed significant concerns about t ...
- Meta Asks Appeals Court To Intervene In FTC Fight Over Teens' Data
MediaDailyNews, Wendy Davis - Friday, January 26, 2024
Meta Platforms is urging a federal appellate court to halt a Feder ...
- FTC Probing Big Tech/AI Partnerships
MediaDailyNews, Wendy Davis - Thursday, January 25, 2024
The Federal Trade Commission said Thursday it is investigating how partnerships betwe ...
- NAI To Develop New Location Privacy Standards
MediaDailyNews, Wendy Davis - Wednesday, January 24, 2024
Responding to recent privacy crackdowns, the self-regulatory organization Network Advertising Initiative pla ...