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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.
FTC, Law Enforcement Partners Announce New Crackdown on Illegal Robocalls (Federal Trade Commission)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Tue, 06/25/2019 - 13:35FTC Takes Action against Companies Falsely Claiming Compliance with the EU-US Privacy Shield (Federal Trade Commission)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Fri, 06/14/2019 - 12:47FTC Disconnects Pointbreak Media Robocall Scheme Defendants (Federal Trade Commission)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Wed, 05/15/2019 - 13:11FTC Testifies Before the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee On Its Work to Protect Consumers and Promote Competition
The Federal Trade Commission testified before the House Commerce Committee's Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce about its efforts to effectively protect consumers and promote competition, while anticipating and responding to changes in the marketplace.