FTC Brings First Case Against Developers of “Stalking” Apps
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Settlement resolves charges that Retina-X’s products created security vulnerability and violated consumers’ privacy
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FTC Announces PrivacyCon 2020 and Calls for Research Presentations
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The Federal Trade Commission has announced a call for research presentations on consumer privacy and security issues, with a particular focus on health applications (apps), for the agency’s fifth...
Jul21
PrivacyCon 2020
The FTC will host its fifth annual PrivacyCon on July 21, 2020. For PrivacyCon 2020, the FTC is seeking research presentations on any topic related to consumer privacy and security. However, we will...
FTC Sues Owner of Online Dating Service Match.com for Using Fake Love Interest Ads To Trick Consumers into Paying for a Match.com Subscription
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The Federal Trade Commission sued online dating service Match Group, Inc. (Match), the owner of Match.com, Tinder, OKCupid, PlentyOfFish, and other dating sites, alleging that the company used fake...
Prepared Statement of the Federal Trade Commission, “Competition in Digital Technology Markets: Examining Acquisitions of Nascent or Potential Competitors by Digital Platforms," Before the United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary
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Bruce Hoffman, Director, Bureau of Competition
Matter Number
P180101
FTC Testifies before Senate Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer Rights on Competition in Digital Technology Markets
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In testimony before the U.S. Senate Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer Rights, the Federal Trade Commission addressed how U.S. antitrust laws apply to acquisitions of nascent...
Public Statement
Remarks of Commissioner Noah Joshua Phillips at The Mentor Group, Paris Forum
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Public Statement
Prepared Remarks of Chairman Joe Simons at FTC YouTube Settlement Press Conference
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Matter Number
172 3083
Statement of Chairman Joe Simons and Commissioner Christine Wilson Regarding YouTube
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Joseph J. Simons, Former Chairman;
Christine S. Wilson, Former Commissioner
Statement of Commissioner Noah Joshua Phillips Regarding YouTube
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Noah Joshua Phillips, Former Commissioner
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Statement of Commissioner Rohit Chopra Regarding YouTube
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Rohit Chopra, Former Commissioner
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Google and YouTube Will Pay Record $170 Million for Alleged Violations of Children’s Privacy Law
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The settlement requires Google and YouTube to pay $136 million to the FTC and $34 million to New York for allegedly violating the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) Rule. The $136...
Five Companies Settle FTC Allegations that they Falsely Claimed Participation in the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield
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Five companies have reached settlements with the Federal Trade Commission over allegations that they falsely claimed certification under the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield framework, which establishes a...
FTC Revises List of Companies Subject to Broadband Privacy Study
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The Federal Trade Commission has revised the list of companies from which it is seeking information as part of its examination of broadband companies’ privacy practices. In March, the FTC announced it...
Promoters of Deceptive Chain Referral Schemes Involving Cryptocurrencies Agree to Settlement with FTC
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The defendants are permanently barred from multi-level marketing as part of settlement.
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