FTC goes undercover to probe suspected antivirus scam, scores $26M settlement Imagine trying to trick folks into buying $500 of unnecessary repairs – and they turn out to be federal agents Cyber-crime14 Mar 2024 | 9
Avast shells out $17M to shoo away claims it peddled people's personal data A name that's commonly shouted by pirates might be a clue, me hearties! Security23 Feb 2024 | 18
Employees saved Musk from himself over Twitter Files Unfettered access to non-public info would have violated FTC order Personal Tech22 Feb 2024 | 35
Amazon hopes to avoid labor regulation by simply abolishing national watchdogs Our right to exploit workers trumps your right to probe Public Sector22 Feb 2024 | 37
FTC asks normal folks if they'd like AI impersonation scam protection, too Fakers face the wrath of Khan AI + ML16 Feb 2024 | 22
Date set for for epic Amazon-FTC antitrust showdown Lina Khan may not even be in charge of watchdog by time case gets to trial, if it even goes that far Personal Tech14 Feb 2024 | 2
Blackbaud settles with FTC after that IT breach exposed millions of people's info Cloud software slinger admits no guilt, promises better basic security hygiene Cyber-crime02 Feb 2024 | 6
FTC Tech Summit highlights GPU shortages, concentrations of power Panel Startups hoping to compete in the industry face an uphill battle AI + ML26 Jan 2024 |
Uncle Sam will pay for your big ideas to end AI voice-cloning fraud The advent of generative AI has made the attack far more pervasive AI + ML05 Jan 2024 | 35
FTC wants to crack down on Big Biz profiting from kids' data COPPA changes on the horizon. Meta, Amazon and friends must be thrilled Personal Tech21 Dec 2023 | 6
FTC bans Rite Aid from using AI facial recognition in stores for 5 years Among the mistakes, an 11-year-old girl was misidentified as a shoplifter and searched AI + ML20 Dec 2023 | 35
Amazon's practices are 'the essence of competition,' it tells judge Why would FTC call that antitrust, it asks in dismissal request Legal11 Dec 2023 | 12
FTC wants Microsoft's relationship with OpenAI under the microscope Hey Bing, how can I invest billions in a company but not break antitrust laws? AI + ML11 Dec 2023 | 8
Google submits complaints about Microsoft licensing to UK competition regulator Now Microsoft has regulator breathing down its neck in three regions PaaS + IaaS01 Dec 2023 | 7
US watchdog gives itself power to demand documents in AI probes And offers $25,000 prize to stop voice deepfakes from catching on AI + ML22 Nov 2023 | 2
FTC interrupts Copyright Office probe to flip out over potential AI fraud, abuse Sir, this is a Wendy's AI + ML09 Nov 2023 | 22
Amazon's $1.4B price-raising 'Project Nessie' algorithm exposed in FTC antitrust fight More details emerge from Loch Jassy, including how this may have been anything but a 'scrapped' project Personal Tech02 Nov 2023 | 16
Finance orgs have 30 days to confess cyber sins under incoming FTC rules Follows similar efforts from the SEC and DHS in recent months Cyber-crime31 Oct 2023 |
When Microsoft complains that you're a monopolist you know things are bad Kettle Google and Amazon are both in antitrust trouble as the US gets tough Legal09 Oct 2023 | 17
FTC: Please stop falling for social media scams, you've given crooks at least $650M so far this year Internet considered harmful Cybersecurity Month07 Oct 2023 | 68
EPIC urges watchdog to probe Grindr's data privacy – or alleged lack thereof Dating app kept sensitive info even after peeps deleted accounts, complaint claims Bootnotes05 Oct 2023 | 3
Amazon had secret algorithm to hike prices, claims FTC Project Nessie named in the antitrust suit, alleging Bezos's bunch pulled in an extra billion-plus Personal Tech04 Oct 2023 | 32
Amazon accused of being a monopolist in FTC lawsuit Khan's been waiting for years to file this case - she better hope her aim is good Software26 Sep 2023 | 20
Epic payout: FTC opens Fortnite settlement claim floodgates Parents and players alike can now apply for a piece of the $245m pie Personal Tech21 Sep 2023 | 3
Uncle Sam names three Amazon execs as Prime suspects in subscription ripoff case Dark patterns 'knowingly duped millions of consumers' Personal Tech21 Sep 2023 | 30
'Millions' of spammy emails with no opt-out? That'll cost you $650K, Experian Credit-reporting giant disagrees with FTC, will hand over the pocket change to make Feds go away Cyber-crime22 Aug 2023 | 16
FTC boss Khan shrugs off Microsoft, Meta defeats: 'Losing two is okay' How quick y'all are to forget Nvidia-Arm Personal Tech25 Jul 2023 | 4
Watchdog mulls online facial age-verification tech – for kids' parents COPPA load of this AI + ML21 Jul 2023 | 16
Feds want to rewrite rules for competition-crushing merger probes No more embrace-and-extinguish M&As, but budgetary changes may make enforcement harder Legal20 Jul 2023 | 1
UK greenlights Broadcom's $61B VMware takeover Only obstacle left is the FTC, which is still licking its wounds from other recent antitrust defeats Virtualization19 Jul 2023 | 2
Feds want to see what ChatGPT's content is made of That bot ain't ruining people's reputation or trampling their privacy, right? Right? AI + ML13 Jul 2023 | 14
You're too dumb to use click-to-cancel, Big Biz says with straight face Making it easy to exit subscriptions will just baffle everyone, FTC told Personal Tech12 Jul 2023 | 93
Judge shoots down FTC attempt to stall Microsoft-Activision merger Final update UK may be final stumbling point to Redmond's gaming ambitions Personal Tech11 Jul 2023 | 20
Uncle Sam cracks down on faked reviews and bad influencers Big $50,000 fines for misleading posts... unless it's political, natch Personal Tech30 Jun 2023 | 21
Amazon Prime too easy to join, too hard to quit, says FTC lawsuit Updated Dark patterns at Amazon worthy of a Homeric epic? Surely not! Applications21 Jun 2023 | 70
FTC pulls emergency brake on Microsoft's marriage to Activision Blizzard Updated Agency concerned the pair are planning to combine before it's able to make a decision whether to allow it Software13 Jun 2023 | 27
Microsoft cops $20M slap on the wrist for mishandling kids' Xbox data Pocket change, in other words Security06 Jun 2023 | 4
Amazon Ring, Alexa accused of every nightmare IoT security fail you can imagine Staff able to watch customers in the bathroom? Tick! Obviously shabby infosec? Tick! Training AI as an excuse for data retention? Tick! Security01 Jun 2023 | 91
Guess who is collecting and sharing abortion-related data? Basically everyone at this point. But developer Easy Healthcare has promised to stop Personal Tech19 May 2023 | 27
EU monopoly cops probe complaints about Microsoft Azure Over in the US, FTC panel on cloud homes in on restrictive software licensing PaaS + IaaS16 May 2023 | 13
FTC sues VoIP provider over 'billions of illegal robocalls' XCast knew it was breaking the law and didn't hold back, watchdog says Cyber-crime16 May 2023 | 39
Court gives FTC 30 days to swing again in privacy bout with location data slinger Second time's a charm? Personal Tech06 May 2023 | 11
Strike three: FTC says Meta still failing to protect user privacy Deals between Zuckercorp + FTC in 2012 and 2020 are being ignored, so time to get stricter, says commish Security04 May 2023 | 21
FTC urged to freeze OpenAI's 'biased, deceptive' GPT-4 AI policy wonks slam chatty hallucination-prone model in formal complaint AI + ML30 Mar 2023 | 49
If scammers use your AI code to rip off victims, the FTC may want a word A good watchdog does blame the tools, or something like that Personal Tech22 Mar 2023 | 18
Europe, America fear Twitter job cuts mean it can't protect users How will Elon conform to FTC decrees and EU laws? He probably doesn't know, either Personal Tech08 Mar 2023 | 15
Hey, AI hucksters. Dial down the hype. Lots of love, the FTC Analysis Exaggerated claims? About unproven technology? Ask your chat bot if it knows what fraud means AI + ML28 Feb 2023 | 5
This won't hurt a bit: Amazon now a US healthcare provider Updated Closes takeover of One Medical, has your shopping habits and medical info Personal Tech23 Feb 2023 | 36
Romance scammers' favorite lies cost victims $1.3B last year Don't trust your super-hot military boyfriend you've never met. He doesn't exist Cyber-crime10 Feb 2023 | 19
FTC backs down over Meta's acquisition of VR biz Within Meta said it plans to close deal soon Personal Tech08 Feb 2023 | 2
FTC prescribes GoodRx a $1.5m pill after 'sharing health info' with web giants Facebook, Google, Twilio had a look-see of that data, we're told Personal Tech02 Feb 2023 | 8
FTC floats rule to ban imposed non-compete agreements in US Miscreants would face the wrath of Khan Legal06 Jan 2023 | 15
Microsoft-FTC dispute over Activision deal hits court Wildly popular Call of Duty game at the center of the antitrust tussle Software03 Jan 2023 | 1
FCC calls for mega $300 million fine for massive US robocall campaign 5 billion calls over three months. Was your phone spammed? Security22 Dec 2022 | 82
Video game players sue to frag Microsoft-Activision merger Redmond accused of monopolising a market! How shocking Personal Tech21 Dec 2022 | 9
Epic payment: Fortnite maker pays record $520m to settle FTC case Updated Someone thought of the children, and the dark patterns Personal Tech19 Dec 2022 | 23
FTC wants to pause Microsoft's Activision Blizzard mega-takeover Watchdog answers its call of duty, fears serial monopoly abuser will strike again Personal Tech08 Dec 2022 | 15
FTC urged to clamp down on businesses' voracious appetite for data ACLU agrees that the only way to protect consumers is to control what can be collected Personal Tech22 Nov 2022 | 4
World's richest man posts memes as $44b Twitter acquisition veers off course Staff locked out as hundreds appear to say no to Musk's 'hardcore' ultimatum Offbeat18 Nov 2022 | 210
Republican senators tell FTC to back off data security, surveillance rules And they don't like the states' 'patchwork' privacy laws, either Legal10 Nov 2022 | 24
Vonage to pay $100m for making it nearly impossible to cancel internet phone services Ericsson's VoIP biz used 'a panoply of hurdles' to keep customers on the hook Personal Tech04 Nov 2022 | 39
Watchdog urged to sniff out any collusion, deception in rent-setting algorithms Things could get real for RealPage real fast AI + ML02 Nov 2022 | 10