An audit of Facebook's privacy practices for the Federal Trade Commission found no problems even though the company knew at the time that a data-mining firm improperly obtained private data from millions of users—raising ...
Internet
Apr 20, 2018
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If Facebook has to pay a Federal Trade Commission penalty for the Cambridge Analytica data scandal, it will join a very short list of companies to have done so.
Business
Apr 18, 2018
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Read carefully through the fine print of YouTube's terms of service and you might notice that you've affirmed you are old enough to watch it.
Internet
Apr 9, 2018
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U.S. regulators and state attorneys general are increasing pressure on Facebook as they probe whether the company's data-collection practices have hurt the people who use its services.
Internet
Mar 26, 2018
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The US Federal Trade Commission, a consumer and competition watchdog, is investigating Facebook after a major data scandal that affected 50 million users, US media reported on Tuesday.
Internet
Mar 21, 2018
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The Federal Trade Commission has become the latest authority to announce an investigation into the massive security breach at credit agency Equifax.
Security
Sep 14, 2017
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Amazon has dropped its appeal of a US regulator's order and will pay refunds up to $70 million for app purchases by children on its tablet computers, officials said Tuesday.
Business
Apr 4, 2017
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Uber Technologies is paying $20 million to settle allegations that it duped people into driving for its ride-hailing service with false promises about how much they would earn and how much they would have to pay to finance ...
Business
Jan 20, 2017
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The Senate is cracking down on computer software used by ticket brokers to snap up tickets to concerts and shows.
Other
Nov 30, 2016
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The chairman of a U.S. Senate antitrust panel will look into the release of a confidential Federal Trade Commission report on an investigation of Google Inc.'s search business, which was closed in 2013 without an enforcement ...
Business
Mar 31, 2015
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