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Company bragged phone mics could listen to conversations. They couldn’t.
Cox Media said it could spy on users through their devices and use the information for targeted advertising, except it wasn't true ...
FTC to Ban Data Broker Kochava From Selling Americans’ Location Data
What happened The Federal Trade Commission has reached a proposed settlement that would ban data broker Kochava and its subsidiary Collective Data Solutions from selling Americans’ precise location data without explicit consumer ...
FTC: Americans Lost Over $2.1 Billion to Social Media Scams in 2025
What happened The Federal Trade Commission has reported that Americans lost more than $2.1 billion to social media scams in 2025, an eightfold increase since 2020 and the highest loss figure ever ...
Microsoft’s ‘Gross Cybersecurity Negligence Threatens National Security’
Roasting Redmond for Kerberoasting: “Like an arsonist selling firefighting services,” quips this 76-year-old ...
Supreme Court Ruling May Question FTC Authority to Regulate Privacy and Security
While the FTC has been a pivotal player in advancing data privacy and security standards, the evolving legal landscape underscores the need for clearer statutory guidance ...
Most Websites and Apps Use Dark Patterns to Cheat Consumers: FTC
The FTC found in a review of studies that more than three-quarters of websites and apps used dark patterns to deceptively manipulate consumers into buying products they didn't want or to hand ...
Senator Calls for FTC, SEC Probe Into UnitedHealth’s ‘Negligence’ in Breach
Senator Ron Wyden wants the FTC and SEC to investigate the ransomware attack on UnitedHealth's Change subsidiary to see if there was criminal negligence by the CEO or board ...
‘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 ...
Online Health Firm Cerebral to Pay $7 Million for Sharing Private Data
Cerebral, accused by the FTC of sharing sensitive information of over 3.2 million users with third parties, is now banned from using health info for advertising purposes ...
Avast FTC Fine: Antivirus Vendor Fined $16.5M For Data Sale
Avast, the famous antivirus software company, has been hit by a $16.5 million fine by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). The Avast FTC fine was imposed after the FTC revealed that it ...
