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fromTechCrunch
16 hours ago

FTC upholds ban on stalkerware founder Scott Zuckerman | TechCrunch

A stalkerware maker who was banned from the surveillance industry after a data breach that exposed the personal information of its customers, as well as the people they were spying on, will not be able to go back to selling the invasive software, according the U.S. Federal Trade Commission. The FTC denied a request to cancel that ban made by Scott Zuckerman, the founder of consumer spyware company Support King and its subsidiaries SpyFone and OneClickMonitor.
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Real estate
fromwww.housingwire.com
6 days ago

Greystar to pay $24M in FTC, Colorado lawsuit

Greystar advertised low base rents but omitted mandatory fees, prompting an FTC settlement requiring refunds and mandatory full-price disclosures.
Privacy professionals
fromTheregister
1 week ago

FTC slaps edtech vendor after breach exposes 10M students

Illuminate Education failed to secure cloud-stored records, exposing sensitive data of 10.1 million students due to lax controls, plaintext storage, and delayed breach notifications.
US politics
fromwww.housingwire.com
2 months ago

Why the FTC is targeting Zillow and Redfin's rental deal

FTC and multiple state attorneys general allege Zillow and Redfin conspired to eliminate competition in multifamily rental listings, prompting antitrust enforcement focused on technology monopolization.
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fromTechCrunch
2 months ago

Anonymous question app Sendit deceived children and illegally collected their data, FTC alleges | TechCrunch

Sendit unlawfully collected children's data, sent fake anonymous messages to users, and used deceptive recurring charges to sell memberships revealing purported senders.
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fromZDNET
2 months ago

35 million Prime customers are due class action payment from Amazon - here's how much you can get

Amazon must pay $2.5 billion for tricking customers into full Prime subscriptions and making cancellations difficult; affected customers may receive up to $51 each.
E-Commerce
fromFortune
2 months ago

Amazon to pay $2.5 billion, one of the largest FTC settlements in history, to mitigate claims it tricked millions of people into signing up for Prime | Fortune

Amazon agreed to pay $2.5 billion, including a $1 billion penalty and $1.5 billion in refunds, to resolve FTC allegations of deceptive Prime enrollment and difficult cancellations.
Privacy professionals
fromAdExchanger
2 months ago

FTC Consumer Protection Chief: No Easy Answers On Privacy, 'Only Trade-Offs' | AdExchanger

Privacy depends on context and individual preferences, so regulatory frameworks and enforcement must account for varied expectations rather than treating privacy as binary.
US politics
fromwww.housingwire.com
3 months ago

FTC revisits noncompete rules after Biden-era ban blocked

The FTC seeks to target unreasonable noncompete agreements, collect information on their prevalence and effects, and pursue enforcement where Congress authorizes action.
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fromBloomberglaw
3 months ago

Disney Pays $10 Million in FTC Children's Privacy Settlement

Walt Disney Co. will pay $10 million to the FTC to settle allegations of violating children's privacy law by enabling targeted online advertising to children.
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fromAxios
3 months ago

Exclusive: Disney will pay $10M to settle children's privacy lawsuit with FTC

FTC penalized Disney for failing to designate certain YouTube videos as made for children under COPPA, requiring stronger audience-designation processes.
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fromWIRED
3 months ago

Big Tech Companies in the US Have Been Told Not to Apply the Digital Services Act

US FTC warns tech giants that enforcement of the EU's Digital Services Act cannot proceed if it threatens Americans' free speech rights or public safety.
fromkffhealthnews.org
3 months ago

FTC has long said products must back up health claims. A MAHA lawsuit would upend that

Don't get Nathan Jones started on xylitol, the active ingredient in his chewing gum, nasal spray, and other products. He'll talk your ear off about its wondrous powers against tooth decay, as well as its potential to fight COVID, heart disease, Alzheimer's you name it. For now, Jones, the founder of Xlear, can't make those claims in his company's advertising. But if the lawsuit his company brought against the Federal Trade Commission succeeds, he'll likely be able to say anything he wants.
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fromTheregister
3 months ago

FTC warns US Big Tech: Don't bend to foreign censors

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission warns major tech platforms that complying with foreign censorship demands or weakening encryption may violate U.S. law and invite consequences.
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