Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
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 ...
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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, ...
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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 ...
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SEC, FTC Issue Warning on Log4j Vulnerabilities
Nathan Eddy | | Apache Log4j, Apache Log4j (CVE-2021-44228), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Securities Exchange Commission (SEC)
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 ...
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FTC: ISPs are Spying on You. ISPs: Deal With It.
Richi Jennings | | data privacy regulations, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), FTC, Privacy, SB Blogwatch
Your internet service provider watches your browsing habits, records them and sells you to the highest bidder—so says the Federal Trade Commission ...
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Not So Safe and Secure: FTC Settles Over Smart Lock Representations
Plamena Gerovska | | Data Security, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), FTC & State AG, FTC Act Section 5
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
Christopher Burgess | | career, Career Education Corporation, CEC, education, EduTrek, Expand, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Fraud, FTC, Sun Key, trade school, U.S. military
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 ...
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YouTube and Google Fined $170 Million for COPPA Violations; FTC to Investigate YouTube Channels Next
Kandi Parsons | | Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), FTC & State AG, Privacy
Following an extensive investigation, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) announced a settlement with Google and its subsidiary YouTube for the largest-ever civil penalty for violations under the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act ...
The Carrot and The Stick: Trends and Considerations in the Equifax/FTC Settlement
Following a breach affecting 145 million consumers, the Federal Trade Commission has announced a settlement with Equifax for up to $700 million, the largest ever for a data breach. In the same ...