Federal Trade Commission
FTC Proposes Blanket Prohibition Preventing Facebook from Monetizing Youth Data
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) proposed changes to the agency’s 2020 privacy order with Facebook after alleging that the company has failed to fully comply with the order, misled parents about their ability to control with whom their children communicated through its Messenger Kids app, and misrepresented the access it provided some app developers to private user data. As part of the proposed changes, Meta, which changed its name from Facebook in October 2021, would be prohibited from profiting from data it collects, including through its virtual reality products, from users under the a
Joint Statement on Enforcement Efforts Against Discrimination and Bias in Automated Systems
America’s commitment to the core principles of fairness, equality, and justice are deeply
FTC Issues Orders to Social Media and Video Streaming Platforms Regarding Efforts to Address Surge in Advertising for Fraudulent Products and Scams
With fraud on social media surging, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has issued orders to eight social media and video streaming platforms seeking information on how these companies scrutinize and restrict paid commercial advertising that is deceptive or exposes consumers to fraudulent healthcare products, financial scams, counterfeit and fake goods, or other fraud.
FTC Launches New Office of Technology to Bolster Agency’s Work (Federal Trade Commission)
Submitted by dclay@benton.org on Fri, 03/03/2023 - 10:22FTC says online counseling service BetterHelp pushed people into handing over health information – and broke its privacy promise (Federal Trade Commission)
Submitted by dclay@benton.org on Fri, 03/03/2023 - 10:22Looking back – and looking ahead – at the FTC’s commitment to protecting consumers in the digital marketplace (Federal Trade Commission)
Submitted by benton on Mon, 02/20/2023 - 07:12FTC Charges Supplement Marketer with Hijacking Ratings and Reviews on Amazon.com and Using Them to Deceive Consumers (Federal Trade Commission)
Submitted by dclay@benton.org on Thu, 02/16/2023 - 15:48FTC Enforcement Action to Bar GoodRx from Sharing Consumers’ Sensitive Health Info for Advertising
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has taken enforcement action for the first time under its Health Breach Notification Rule against the telehealth and prescription drug discount provider GoodRx Holdings Inc., for failing to notify consumers and others of its unauthorized disclosures of consumers’ personal health information to Facebook, Google, and other companies. In a first-of-its-kind proposed order, filed by the Department of Justice on behalf of the FTC, GoodRx will be prohibited from sharing user health data with applicable third parties for advertising purposes, and has agreed to pa
Wireless Customers Who Were Subject to Data Throttling by AT&T Can Apply for a Payment from the FTC
The Federal Trade Commission opened a claims process for former AT&T customers who have yet to claim a refund stemming from the FTC’s lawsuit against the company for misleading consumers about its unlimited data plans. Former AT&T customers may be eligible to claim a refund from the $7 million remaining in a fund created to settle allegations that the wireless provider charged for “unlimited” data plans while reducing their data speeds, a practice known as throttling. The FTC in 2019 required AT&T to provide $60 million for refunds for failing to disclose to millions of smartpho