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FTC Takes Action Against Companies Selling Consumer Data

December 3, 2024December 3, 2024 by JenThorpe

The Federal Trade Commission is taking action against Gravy Analytics Inc.and its subsidiary Venntel Inc. for unlawfully tracking and selling sensitive location data from users, including selling data about consumers’ visits to health-related locations and places of worship. Under a… Read More

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The FTC Is Probing Reddit’s AI Licensing Deals

March 16, 2024 by JenThorpe

The Federal Trade Commission is looking into Reddit’s AI licensing deals, the company disclosed in paperwork filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The company, which is in the midst of its Initial Public Offering, said that the regulator notified… Read More

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Twitter Security Staff Kept Firm In Compliance By Disobeying Musk

February 21, 2024 by JenThorpe

Twitter employees prevented Elon Musk from violating the company’s privacy settlement with the US government, according to the Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan, ArsTechnica reported. After Musk bought Twitter in late 2022, he gave Bari Weiss and other journalists… Read More

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Microsoft’s Xbox Plans Revealed In Emails Tied To FTC

September 19, 2023 by JenThorpe

A huge collection of purported Xbox files related to the Federal Trade Commission’s case against Microsoft have been published online, spilling some of the company’s plans for the gaming console into public view, NBC News reported. The files were uploaded… Read More

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FTC Rules TurboTax Maker Intuit Deceived Users With Offers of “Free” Tax Products

September 10, 2023 by JenThorpe

A Federal Trade Commission judge on Friday issued an initial ruling against Intuit, the maker of the popular tax filing software against Intuit, the maker of the popular tax filing software TurboTax, saying the company deceived consumers with ads for… Read More

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FTC Loses Appeals Court Bid To Temporarily Block Microsoft-Activision Deal

July 16, 2023 by JenThorpe

In a victory for Microsoft, the U.S. Appeals Court for the 9th Circuit late on Friday denied the Federal Trade Commission’s motion to temporarily stop Microsoft from closing its $68.7 billion acquisition of video game publisher Activision Blizzard, CNBC reported…. Read More

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FTC Says It Will Appeal To Block Microsoft-Activision Deal

July 13, 2023 by JenThorpe

The Federal Trade Commission is not giving up on its bid to prevent Microsoft from closing its $68.7 billion acquisition of game publisher Activision Blizzard, CNBC reported. On Wednesday, the agency filed to appeal a federal judge’s decision to deny… Read More

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