Federal Trade Commission
FTC Chairman Joe Simons Announces the Planned Departure of Bureau of Competition Director Bruce Hoffman (Federal Trade Commission)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Fri, 10/11/2019 - 14:21Five cases yield tips to help keep your company Privacy Shield-compliant (Federal Trade Commission)
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Google and YouTube Will Pay Record $170 Million for Alleged Violations of Children’s Privacy Law
Google and its subsidiary YouTube will pay a record $170 million to settle allegations by the Federal Trade Commission and the New York Attorney General that the YouTube video sharing service illegally collected personal information from children without their parents’ consent.
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FTC Revises List of Companies Subject to Broadband Privacy Study
The Federal Trade Commission has revised the list of companies from which it is seeking information as part of its examination of broadband companies’ privacy practices. In March, the FTC announced it was sending orders seeking information about their privacy practices to AT&T, AT&T Mobility, Comcast doing business as Xfinity, Google Fiber, T-Mobile, Verizon, and Cellco Partnership doing business as Verizon Wireless.
FTC Encourages Consumers to Opt for Free Credit Monitoring, as part of Equifax Settlement (Federal Trade Commission)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Wed, 07/31/2019 - 17:33FTC Announces New Public Web Page with Interactive Do Not Call and Robocall Data (Federal Trade Commission)
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FTC Imposes $5 Billion Penalty and Sweeping New Privacy Restrictions on Facebook
Facebook will pay a record-breaking $5 billion penalty, and submit to new restrictions and a modified corporate structure that will hold the company accountable for the decisions it makes about its users’ privacy, to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that the company violated a 2012 FTC order by deceiving users about their ability to control the privacy of their personal information.
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FTC Sues Cambridge Analytica, Settles with Former CEO and App Developer
The Federal Trade Commission filed an administrative complaint against data analytics company Cambridge Analytica, and filed settlements for public comment with Cambridge Analytica’s former chief executive and an app developer who worked with the company, alleging they employed deceptive tactics to harvest personal information from tens of millions of Facebook users for voter profiling and targeting.
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FTC Seeks Comments on Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act Rule
In light of continued rapid changes in technology, the Federal Trade Commission is seeking comment on the effectiveness of the amendments the agency made to the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule (COPPA Rule) in 2013 and whether additional changes are needed.