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FTC orders Uber-owned Drizly to improve "lax" data protection approach following 2020 breach
News The Uber subsidiary has been hit with an FTC complaint, as the agency looks to send a message to the wider industry
By Rory Bathgate Published
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FTC bans SpyFone and orders company to quit surveillance app business
News Complaints of stalkerware force action
By Rene Millman Published
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FTC scolds Facebook for citing it in researcher ban
News FTC warns that consent decree doesn't justify banning academics' accounts
By Danny Bradbury Published
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Civil rights groups ask the FTC to stop Amazon surveillance
News Ring presents potential facial recognition nightmare, say critics
By Danny Bradbury Published
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Big tech critic Lina Khan becomes new FTC chair
News The antitrust researcher was sworn in yesterday, a move welcomed by legislators looking to address big tech’s growing market power
By Zach Marzouk Published
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FTC warns companies to use AI responsibly
News AI bias could run afoul of the FTC Act
By Danny Bradbury Published
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FTC launches widespread investigation into tech companies' practices
News Commission votes 4-1 on a sweeping foray into advertising, privacy, and content moderation
By Danny Bradbury Published
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Is this the beginning of the end for Google?
In-depth Google faces a major lawsuit for allegedly breaking competition laws, but what effect it will have on the search giant – if any – remains in doubt
By Nicholas Fearn Published
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FTC may file an antitrust lawsuit against Facebook
News Sources claim the FTC’s probe concerns Facebook’s past acquisitions
By Sarah Brennan Published
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FTC cracks down on tech support scams
News Operation Tech Trap targets long-running support scams
By Nicole Kobie Published
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Vizio fined $2.2m for snooping on smart TV viewers
News The company 'collected and sold millions of users' viewing habits to advertisers'
By Dale Walker Published
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Google blames search “monopoly” on bug
News Glitch was responsible for Yelp and TripAdvisor getting buried in search results, claims search engine giant
By Rene Millman Published
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