#privacy-settlement

#privacy-settlement

About 800,000 BetterHelp customers to receive payouts from a $7.8 million settlement for privacy breaches. [ more ]

U.S. appeals court allows FTC to reopen probe despite Meta's objections and previous fine

FTC aims to tighten privacy settlement with Meta to protect minors and limit facial recognition technology use [ more ]

Meta is suing the FTC to prevent the reopening of a $5 billion privacy settlement from 2020 and to continue monetizing kids' data across its apps.

The FTC accuses Meta of repeatedly violating user privacy terms and the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA).

The FTC aims to impose new restrictions on Meta's use of facial recognition and a moratorium on new products until a privacy audit is completed. [ more ]

Elon Musk lost his attempt to avoid a deposition and terminate a privacy settlement with Twitter.

The settlement with the FTC came in response to Twitter targeting ads at users with phone numbers and email addresses collected from those users.

The court ruled that it cannot block Musk's deposition and no further discovery is necessary. [ more ]

A federal judge will not intervene in the dispute between Elon Musk and the FTC over the investigation of X.

Musk may be forced to cooperate with federal investigators in the probe of X's business decisions.

The ruling could impact the SEC's attempt to compel Musk's testimony in a separate investigation. [ more ]

Federal judge denies X's attempt to invalidate privacy settlement with the FTC, allowing the agency's investigation of the company to continue.

The judge's decision means Elon Musk may be compelled to cooperate with federal investigators and could be deposed as part of the probe.

The privacy settlement with the FTC is central to the government's scrutiny of X and allegations of non-compliance have arisen since Musk's takeover of the company. [ more ]