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
Education tech giant gets an F for security after sensitive info on 40 million users stolen Chegg it out: Four blunders in four years CSO31 Oct 2022 | 6
Manufacturers could be forced to include repair instructions Fix-it guides among changes mulled by FTC for home appliances and potentially other stuff Personal Tech19 Oct 2022 | 30
Data tracking poses a 'national security risk' FTC told 'We're making China's job easier' Security09 Sep 2022 | 31
Mozilla CSO demands fines to curb Big Tech surveillance These super-corps are otherwise enjoying 'a consequence-free zone' Personal Tech09 Sep 2022 | 9
FTC sues data broker for selling millions of people's 'precise' location info Which would be very problematic in this Post-Roe era Personal Tech29 Aug 2022 | 28
FTC presses ahead in its war on 'free' Turbo Tax Updated US watchdog snubs Intuit's request to drop claims of bait-and-switch tactics Personal Tech23 Aug 2022 | 15
FTC ponders proper punishment for commercial data 'surveillance' and shoddy security Got thoughts on the online panopticon? The FTC wants to hear Personal Tech11 Aug 2022 | 4
Now another Meta acquisition in jeopardy: VR biz Within And on the same day revenue declined, web ad spend uncertain, hiring slowed, more AI curation promised AI + ML28 Jul 2022 | 14
FTC suddenly gets very stern about not-really-anonymized anonymized data Right after Biden's order to protect women in a post-Roe America Personal Tech12 Jul 2022 | 9
Biden considers removal of Trump-era China tariffs to ease inflation But US administration split on loss of leverage, according to reports Legal05 Jul 2022 | 14
Walmart accused of turning blind eye to transfer fraud totaling millions of dollars Store giant brands watchdog's lawsuit 'factually misguided, legally flawed' Cyber-crime29 Jun 2022 | 42
LGBTQ+ folks warned of dating app extortion scams Uncle Sam tells of crooks exploiting Pride Month Cyber-crime27 Jun 2022 | 6
FTC urged to probe Apple, Google for enabling ‘intense system of surveillance’ Ad tracking poses a privacy and security risk in post-Roe America, lawmakers warn Personal Tech27 Jun 2022 | 13
US senators seek ban on sale of health location data With Supreme Court set to overturn Roe v Wade, privacy is key Research17 Jun 2022 | 32
FTC urged to protect data privacy of women visiting abortion clinics Updated As Supreme Court set to overturn Roe v Wade, safeguards on location info now more vital than ever Personal Tech23 May 2022 | 45
FTC signals crackdown on ed-tech harvesting kid's data Trade watchdog, and President, reminds that COPPA can ban ya Personal Tech20 May 2022 | 9
FTC says Frontier lied about its internet speeds amid $8.5m settlement Telco 'ripped off customers by charging high-speed prices for slow service', says watchdog Networks07 May 2022 | 17
FTC probes Broadcom for anti-competitive behavior again – reports Chip designer allegedly cites supply chain issues to lock customers in exclusively Systems25 Apr 2022 |
FTC sues Intuit for false advertising, says 'free' TurboTax isn't always free Folks fill out online forms only to be told to upgrade to paid versions Personal Tech29 Mar 2022 | 45
CafePress fined for covering up 2019 customer info leak Watchdog demands $500,000 after millions of people's info stolen and sold Security16 Mar 2022 | 9
FTC celebrates after Nvidia-Arm deal collapses GPU titan retains significant influence over CPU core house given it is a major customer On-Prem15 Feb 2022 | 9
Arm's $66bn sale to Nvidia is off: Deal collapses after world's competition regulators raise concerns SoftBank Group opts to take Arm stock public again as CEO Simon Segars announces departure On-Prem08 Feb 2022 | 43
In a first, FTC extracts millions of dollars from online store accused of blocking bad reviews on its website Glad rags merchandiser denies wrongdoing, says it coughed up $4.2m to 'avoid distraction' Personal Tech27 Jan 2022 | 29
US mergers doubled in 2021 so FTC and DoJ seek new guidelines to stop illegal ones Last set of rules written in 2010 – a whole different era in tech terms Security19 Jan 2022 | 6
US watchdog pokes Facebook a second time: Meta faces fresh monopoly lawsuit If at first you don't succeed, you're probably the FTC Personal Tech12 Jan 2022 | 9
You better have patched those Log4j holes or we'll see what a judge has to say – FTC Apply fixes responsibly in a timely manner or face the wrath of Lina Khan Security05 Jan 2022 | 9
140,000-plus drivers sent $60m in compensation checks after Amazon 'stole their tips' One lucky bod gets $28,000, on average it's a few hundred bucks each Personal Tech03 Nov 2021 | 68
FTC carpet bombs industry with letters warning that fake reviews will be punished The Register is an amazing website, simply one of the very best out there. Extremely cool people. 10/10 Legal14 Oct 2021 | 43
Zoom's $15bn merger with Five9 probed by Uncle Sam for national security risks Vid-chat giant's ties to China under the microscope by AG-led panel Security22 Sep 2021 | 7
Senators urge US trade watchdog to look into whether Tesla may just be over-egging its Autopilot, FSD pudding The day before Elon's big party, too AI + ML19 Aug 2021 | 71
Court kills FTC, US states' antitrust complaints against trillion-dollar Facebook Watchdog has 30 days to try again or let it go Personal Tech29 Jun 2021 | 13
Big Tech critic Lina Khan confirmed as FTC chairwoman Promises to 'safeguard fair competition and protect consumers, workers, and honest businesses ... with vigor' PaaS + IaaS16 Jun 2021 | 8
Hi, Congress. FTC here. It would be so wonderful if you could let us recover money stolen from victims by crooks After that whole, y'know, unanimous Supreme Court decision thing that told us not to do that anymore Personal Tech20 May 2021 | 21
Big right-to-repair win: FTC blasts tech giants for making it so difficult to mend devices 'There is scant evidence to support manufacturers’ justifications for restrictions' Personal Tech07 May 2021 | 51
US Supreme Court puts a stop to FTC extracting big bucks from crooks to refund victims Oops, watchdog doesn't actually have the power to do so, panel unanimously point out Legal23 Apr 2021 | 14
US watchdog kills off four-year antitrust complaint against Qualcomm, still insists it was right anyway Updated FTC cites 'significant headwinds' in trying to fight the San Diego chipmaker Networks30 Mar 2021 | 5
Amazon coughs up $62m to shoo away claims it stole driver tips, cut pay rates without telling them What a lovely company Personal Tech02 Feb 2021 | 38
Zoom strong-armed by US watchdog to beef up security after boasting of end-to-end encryption that didn't exist Vid-chat giant promises never again to make 'misrepresentations about its privacy and security practices' Security09 Nov 2020 | 46
Intel, HP, Tesla, etc protest to US monopoly watchdog: Are you just gonna let Qualcomm patent-tax us to death? You had teeth once, FTC – use them Networks25 Aug 2020 | 10
Appeals judges toss out FTC win: What Qualcomm did to its rivals was 'hypercompetitive, not anticompetitive' Chip designer ruled not a monopolistic strangler after all Networks12 Aug 2020 | 17
Cisco hacked: Six backend servers used by customer VIRL-PE deployments compromised via SaltStack Roundup Plus other news from infosec land this week Security31 May 2020 | 6
At least someone's making out like a bandit: Scammers have pocketed $13m in Coronavirus fraud from the US this year FTC tallies the cost of pandemic rip-offs Security15 Apr 2020 | 3
Remember Tapplock, the 'unbreakable' smart lock that was allergic to screwdrivers? The FTC just slapped it down for 'deceiving' folks And you can still open its improved version with a strong magnet Edge + IoT06 Apr 2020 | 52
Uncle Sam turns the screws on VoIP providers allegedly used by coronavirus, tax, bogus tech support scammers This being America, they weren't too hard on most of them Personal Tech31 Mar 2020 | 4
Duped into running bogus virus scans at Office Depot? Dry your eyes with a small check from $35m settlement Treat yourself to a meal out or a case of bevvies... or an appetizer in SF or NYC Security21 Feb 2020 | 26
Bloke forks out £12m, hands over keys to tropical island to shoo away claims that his web marketing biz was a scam Final bill for My Online Business Education? More than £230m Bootnotes14 Feb 2020 | 54
Oh good, the FTC has discovered acqui-hires... American watchdog to probe decade of Big Tech takeovers Hope they've got a dump truck or three to deliver paperwork covering years of acquisitions Science11 Feb 2020 | 13
Remember Unrollme, the biz that helped you automatically ditch unwanted emails? Yeah, it was selling your data FTC slaps wrist, lets web biz continue doing the exact same thing Personal Tech17 Dec 2019 | 27
How many steps was that, then? Uncle Sam's lawyers, watchdog race to probe Google's Fitbit gobble Justice Department wins chance to track fitness-tracking purchase Personal Tech12 Dec 2019 | 11
FTC kicks feet through ash pile that once was Cambridge Analytica with belated verdict Trade boss says long-dead biz was indeed deceiving the public Legal07 Dec 2019 | 29
AT&T subscribers back in court to crack open telco giant's $60m FTC settlement over limited 'unlimited data' plans Updated Hey, no looking, that paperwork's private, says network operator Legal04 Dec 2019 | 14
AT&T: We did nothing wrong in promising unlimited data that wasn't. We're just giving the FTC $60m for fun Comment Watchdog agrees one day of profit ought to be enough after 5 years of arguing Personal Tech05 Nov 2019 | 35
Top American watchdog refuses to release infamous 2012 dossier into Google’s anti-competitive behavior FTC tells Senator staff reports are confidential SaaS01 Nov 2019 | 41
Twitter: No, really, we're very sorry we sold your security info for a boatload of cash That was just an unfortunate accident that ended up padding Jack's bank account Security09 Oct 2019 | 69
Match.com? More like Match dot-con, claims watchdog: Cyber-lonely-hearts 'lured into forking out to view bot spam' You have a new message, please pay to see it. Oh, it's from Klick4_n00dz_9000 Personal Tech25 Sep 2019 | 46
Equifax is going to make you work for that 125 bucks it owes each of you: Biz sneaks out Friday night rule change Millions likely to get kicked into credit monitoring deal Security09 Sep 2019 | 39
Qualcomm gets to keep its chip tech to itself – for now – after federal agencies gang up on FTC Ninth Circuit approves partial stay on injunction Legal26 Aug 2019 | 8
US regulators push back against White House plan to police social media censorship New powers? No thanks Legal23 Aug 2019 | 116
Simons says don't push us: FTC boss warns regulator could totally break up big tech companies if it wanted Spoiler alert: It won't Legal14 Aug 2019 | 14
If you could forget the $125 from Equifax and just take the free credit monitoring, that would be great – FTC Not enough settlement cash to go around, sighs watchdog Security31 Jul 2019 | 42