Federal Trade Commission
FCC, FTC Formalize Enforcement Partnership for Protecting the Open Internet
This Memorandum of Understanding (“MOU”) is entered into by the Federal Communications Commission and the Federal Trade Commission for the purpose of facilitating their joint and common goals, obligations, and responsibilities to protect consumers and the public interest. The Agencies recognize and acknowledge that each agency has legal, technical, and investigative expertise and experience that is valuable for rendering advice and guidance to the other relating to the acts or practices of Internet service providers. It is agreed that:
FTC says Amazon executives destroyed potential evidence by using apps like Signal (Federal Trade Commission)
Submitted by benton on Sun, 04/28/2024 - 08:01Proposed FTC Order will Prohibit Telehealth Firm Cerebral from Using or Disclosing Sensitive Data for Advertising Purposes (Federal Trade Commission)
Submitted by zwalker@benton.org on Wed, 04/17/2024 - 14:43FTC Finalizes Order with X-Mode and Successor Outlogic Prohibiting it from Sharing or Selling Sensitive Location Data (Federal Trade Commission)
Submitted by benton on Fri, 04/12/2024 - 11:25
FTC Sends Refunds to Former AT&T Wireless Customers Who Were Subject to Data Throttling
The Federal Trade Commission is sending partial refunds to consumers totaling nearly $6.3 million stemming from the FTC’s lawsuit against AT&T Mobility LLC for misleading customers about its unlimited data plans.