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Today, the Federal Trade Commission released National Do Not Call Registry Data Book for the Fiscal Year 2024, which shows that consumer reports about unwanted calls continue to drop for the third straight year, with complaint volume down by more than half since 2021. The FTC has pursued a multifaceted strategy to crack down on unwanted calls. In 2023, the
The Federal Trade Commission posted a Press Release titled: FTC Staff Report Finds Large Social Media and Video Streaming Companies Have Engaged In Vast Surveillance of Users with Lax Privacy Controls and Inadequate Safeguards for Kids and Teens. A new Federal Trade Commission staff report that examines the data collection and use practices of major social media and video streaming
The US government on Thursday banned internet service providers (ISPs) from meddling in the speeds their customers receive when browsing the web and downloading files, restoring tough rules rescinded during the Trump administration and setting the state for a major legal battle with the broadband industry, CNN reported.
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission posted a press release titled: “FTC Says Genetic Testing Company 1Health Failed to Protect Privacy and Security of DNA Data and Unfairly Changed Its Privacy Policy”. From the press release: The Federal Trade Commission charged that the genetic testing firm 1Health.io left sensitive genetic and health data unsecured, deceived consumers about their ability to get
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission FTC) posted a press release titled: “FTC Launches New Office of Technology to Bolster Agency’s Work”. From the press release: The Federal Trade Commission today launched a new Office of Technology that will strengthen the FTC’s ability to keep pace with technological challenges in the digital marketplace by supporting the agency’s law enforcement and policy
The catchy headline at the top of this blog post was the title Reuters selected for its article. It is an ominous sounding title, indicating that Microsoft will have difficulty with the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC’s) lawsuit against the company. Reuters reported that Facebook is Microsoft’s antitrust boogeyman. The U.S. regulatory agency, the Federal Trade Commission, is seeking to block
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced that the operators of the video social networking app Musical.ly (now known as TikTok) have agreed to pay $5.7 million to settle FTC allegations that the company illegally collected personal information form children. This is the largest civil penalty ever obtained by the FTC in a children's privacy case. The FTC's complaint (which filed