Federal Trade Commission
FTC Grants Final Approval to Settlement with Former Cambridge Analytica CEO, App Developer over Allegations they Deceived Consumers over Collection of Facebook Data
The Federal Trade Commission has granted final approval to a settlement with the former CEO of Cambridge Analytica, LLC and an app developer who worked with the company to resolve allegations they used deceptive tactics to collect personal information from tens of millions of Facebook users for voter profiling and targeting. As part of the settlement, app developer Aleksandr Kogan and Cambridge Analytica CEO Alexander Nix are prohibited from making false or deceptive statements regarding the extent to which they collect, use, share, or sell personal information, as well as the purposes for
FTC Chairman Simons Announces Senior Appointments in Bureau of Competition (Federal Trade Commission)
Submitted by benton on Wed, 12/18/2019 - 17:42FTC Finalizes Settlement with Unrollme, Company that Misled Consumers about how it Accesses and Uses their Email (Federal Trade Commission)
Submitted by benton on Tue, 12/17/2019 - 13:58Deputy Bureau of Competition Director Marian Bruno Retiring (Federal Trade Commission)
Submitted by benton on Mon, 12/16/2019 - 14:06FTC Extends Deadline for Comments on Children's Online Privacy Protection Act Rule Until Dec11 (Federal Trade Commission)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Mon, 12/09/2019 - 17:39
FTC Issues Opinion and Order Against Cambridge Analytica For Deceiving Consumers About the Collection of Facebook Data, Compliance with EU-US Privacy Shield
The Federal Trade Commission issued an Opinion finding that the data analytics and consulting company Cambridge Analytica, LLC engaged in deceptive practices to harvest personal information from tens of millions of Facebook users for voter profiling and targeting. The Opinion also found that Cambridge Analytica engaged in deceptive practices relating to its participation in the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield framework. In an administrative complaint filed in July, FTC staff alleged that Cambridge Analytica and its then-CEO Alexander Nix and app developer Aleksandr Kogan deceived consumers.