Tag: FTC

AT&T Agrees to Pay $60 Million to Settle Legal Dispute Over Throttling Smartphone Plans
While every major smartphone carrier advertises unlimited plans, the reality is that all of them come with restrictions. According to the...
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EU Investigating if Amazon is Using Data to Unfairly Compete With Third-Party Sellers
The European Union is on the prowl again in a likely attempt to win cash and concessions from Amazon. This is another investigation in a long string of investigations into American...
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FTC Reportedly Looking At Google’s Android Business
Google is back in the eye of the Federal Trade Commission, this time for its Android business, which has also been drawing scrutiny from government regulators around the world....
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Uber: We Don’t Collect Background Location Data, But We Might at Some Point
On July 15, Uber is putting a new privacy statement into effect, and part of it is raising some eyebrows. A f...
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Google’s YouTube Kids App Isn’t That Kid-Friendly According to Consumer Groups
In April, a group of consumer advocate groups including The Center for Digital Democracy (CDD), Campaign for a Commercial Free Childhood (CCFC), American Academy of Child and Adole...
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FTC: Controversial Wall Street Journal Google Article ‘Misleading’
On Wednesday, The Wall Street Journal published an inflammatory report under the title "...
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Old Report About Old Google Test Ruffles Feathers
An algorithm change Google probably only used in a limited test roughly eight years ago is apparently the top story in t...
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Yelp: FTC Closes Investigation, Takes No Action
Yelp announced on Tuesday that the U.S. Federal Trade Commission has closed an investigation into the company's business practices without taking any action against it. Last sp...
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FTC Settles Charges Against Snapchat
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission announced on Wednesday that it has approved a final order settling charges that Snapchat deceived consumers with promises about the disappearing n...
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FTC Doesn’t Like When You Ask Employees To Tweet Promotional Content Without Disclosure
Ad agencies may want to steer clear of asking employees to post positive messages about clients without disclosing their affiliation with campaigns. The Federal Trade Commission ma...
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Report: FTC Is Concerned About Google’s DoubleClick
Google purchased DoubleClick back in 2007. While it was enough to draw heavy scrutiny from the Federal Trade Commission, the FTC ultimately gave the deal a greenlight as it couldn'...
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Yelp Pays FTC $450K After Child Privacy Violation
Yelp reached a settlement with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission over the violation of child privacy law. The company had enabled kids under 13 (some even 9 and under reportedly) t...
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