Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
‘Microsoft’ Scammers Steal the Most, the FTC Says
Scammers impersonating Microsoft, Publishers Clearing House, Amazon and Apple are at the top of the FTC’s “who’s who” list. Based on consumer reports and complaints to the agency, hundreds of millions of ...
FCC Fines Verizon, AT&T and T-Mobile for Sharing User Location Data
The country's largest wireless providers failed to get the consent of customers before selling the data to aggregators, the agency says ...
FTC Warns AI Companies About Changing Policies to Leverage User Data
The Federal Trade Commission is warning AI companies against secretly changing their security and privacy policies in hopes of leveraging the data they collect from customers to feed models they use to ...
InMarket is Second Data Broker to Settle with FTC This Month
For the second time this month, the Federal Trade Commission is banning a data broker from selling or licensing precise location data without getting the consumer’s consent. Under the 14-page FTC order, ...
Drizly FTC Breach Case May Put CISOs on the Hook for Civil Liability
In 2019, Boston-based online booze company Drizly had a data breach that exposed the personal data of about 1.2 million customers. The breach occurred (as so many do) when hackers were able ...
SEC, FTC Issue Warning on Log4j Vulnerabilities
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) are sending warnings to companies that don’t address the risk from the Log4j vulnerabilities. The FTC in particular has ...
FTC: ISPs are Spying on You. ISPs: Deal With It.
Your internet service provider watches your browsing habits, records them and sells you to the highest bidder—so says the Federal Trade Commission ...
Not So Safe and Secure: FTC Settles Over Smart Lock Representations
The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) recently gave final approval to a settlement with the Canadian smart locks company Tapplock, Inc. over alleged deceptive practices in the data security context. Tapplock offers Internet-connected, ...
FTC Seeks Public Comment on Approach to Influencers, Endorsements, Testimonials, and Reviews
With the rise of influencer marketing, promotional social media content, and endorsed reviews, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) has increased its enforcement and is now looking to expand its guidance related to ...
FTC Holds Companies Accountable for Online Lead Generators
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) dropped the $30 million hammer on Career Education Corporation (CEC) for using leads obtained from dubious and illegal website operators to engage with prospects with the hope ...
