- Appeals Court Rejects Meta's Bid To Halt FTC Hearing Over Teens' Data
MediaDailyNews, Wendy Davis - Friday, March 29, 2024
Meta is unlikely to prove that in-house FTC hearings are unconstitutional, ...
- Meta Files Emergency Petition To Derail FTC Hearing On Teens' Data
MediaDailyNews, Wendy Davis - Monday, March 18, 2024
The FTC "has a long history of upholding its own claims," Me ...
- Court Rejects Meta's Claim That FTC Hearings Violate Constitution
MediaDailyNews, Wendy Davis - Friday, March 15, 2024
The ruling marks another defeat for Meta in its bid to dera ...
- Will FTC Inquiry Into Reddit AI Licensing Deals Postpone IPO?
Performance Marketing Insider, Laurie Sullivan - Monday, March 18, 2024
Reddit stock is in high demand. Its IPO is set to deb ...
- Meta Can't Halt FTC Bid To Restrict Use Of Teens' Data
MediaDailyNews, Wendy Davis - Wednesday, March 13, 2024
A federal appellate court has rejected Meta's request to halt an F ...
- Watchdogs Press FTC For Tough Children's Privacy Rules
MediaDailyNews, Wendy Davis - Tuesday, March 12, 2024
Children's advocates say the FTC should require web companies to obtain opt- ...
- ANA Opposes Proposed Restrictions On Behavioral Advertising To Children
MediaDailyNews, Wendy Davis - Monday, March 11, 2024
The ad industry is opposing an FTC proposal that would require websi ...
- FTC: Web Browsing Data Is Sensitive -- Full Stop
MediaDailyNews, Wendy Davis - Monday, March 4, 2024
"Years of research shows that datasets often contain sensitive and personally identifiab ...
- Cybersecurity Company Fined For Spying On Users, Selling Clickstream Data
PolicyBlog, Wendy Davis - Thursday, February 22, 2024
"Avast's decision to expressly market its products as safeguarding people's browsing recor ...
- Twitter Staff Defied Musk To Protect Users' Privacy, FTC Says
MediaDailyNews, Wendy Davis - Wednesday, February 21, 2024
Elon Musk told Twitter employees to take action that would have violat ...
- Proposal To Outlaw Fake Reviews Too Vague, IAB Says
MediaDailyNews, Wendy Davis - Tuesday, February 13, 2024
The FTC's proposal to stamp out fake reviews could lead online business ...
- Cable Industry Blasts FTC Push To Outlaw 'Junk Fees'
MediaDailyNews, Wendy Davis - Thursday, February 8, 2024
"The proposed rule would upend industry practices with respect to pricing, disclosure ...
- Ad Industry Wants FTC To Clarify 'Junk Fee' Proposal
MediaDailyNews, Wendy Davis - Wednesday, February 7, 2024
"The FTC does not make clear what 'junk fees' it proposes ...
- Kochava Must Face FTC Location Privacy Charges
MediaDailyNews, Wendy Davis - Monday, February 5, 2024
Siding against mobile data broker Kochava, a federal judge has ruled th ...
- Judge Sides Against Allrecipes In Video Privacy Battle
MediaDailyNews, Wendy Davis - Monday, February 5, 2024
A Massachusetts resident can proceed with a claim that the AllRecipes a ...
- New State Laws Fail To Protect Privacy, Watchdog Says
PolicyBlog, Wendy Davis - Thursday, February 1, 2024
"Weak, industry-friendly laws allow companies to continue collecting data about consumers witho ...
- FTC Cheers Termination Of Amazon-Roomba Deal
MediaDailyNews, Wendy Davis - Wednesday, January 31, 2024
The FTC's investigation of the proposed merger "revealed significant concerns about t ...
- Meta Asks Appeals Court To Intervene In FTC Fight Over Teens' Data
MediaDailyNews, Wendy Davis - Friday, January 26, 2024
Meta Platforms is urging a federal appellate court to halt a Feder ...
- FTC Probing Big Tech/AI Partnerships
MediaDailyNews, Wendy Davis - Thursday, January 25, 2024
The Federal Trade Commission said Thursday it is investigating how partnerships betwe ...
- NAI To Develop New Location Privacy Standards
MediaDailyNews, Wendy Davis - Wednesday, January 24, 2024
Responding to recent privacy crackdowns, the self-regulatory organization Network Advertising Initiative pla ...
- FTC Bans Second Company From Selling Sensitive Location Data
MediaDailyNews, Wendy Davis - Friday, January 19, 2024
InMarket Media has agreed to refrain from selling information that could reve ...
- Watchdogs Petition FTC To Investigate Google Over Location Data
MediaDailyNews, Wendy Davis - Thursday, January 18, 2024
Advocacy groups claim Google reneged on a promise to shed data th ...
- Uber Shuts Down Drizly, Its Alcohol Delivery Service
MediaDailyNews, Colin Kirkland - Tuesday, January 16, 2024
Uber is shuttering its U.S.-based alcohol delivery service Drizly, with plans ...
- Media Trades Blast Proposed 'Click To Cancel' Rules
MediaDailyNews, Wendy Davis - Tuesday, January 16, 2024
The proposed rules "will have significant negative ramifications for our members," t ...
- YouTube, Cartoon Network, Others Continue Battle Over Children's Data
MediaDailyNews, Wendy Davis - Monday, January 15, 2024
Lawyers representing young YouTube users are urging a federal judge to all ...
- FTC Warns AI Companies To Keep Privacy Promises
MediaDailyNews, Wendy Davis - Wednesday, January 10, 2024
"There is no AI exemption from the laws on the books," t ...
- FTC Prohibits Data Broker From Selling Sensitive Location Information
MediaDailyNews, Wendy Davis - Tuesday, January 9, 2024
Data broker Outlogic, formerly X-Mode, has settled Federal Trade Commission charges ...
- Meta Presses To Halt FTC Effort To Restrict Use Of Teens' Data
MediaDailyNews, Wendy Davis - Monday, January 8, 2024
Meta says it will face "irreparable harm" if the FTC can proce ...
- Lead Gen Company Used Dark Patterns To Obtain Personal Information, FTC Charges
MediaDailyNews, Wendy Davis - Tuesday, January 2, 2024
A lead gen company allegedly duped web users into providing personal informati ...
- Meta Presses Judge To Declare FTC Structure Unconstitutional
MediaDailyNews, Wendy Davis - Thursday, December 28, 2023
The FTC's role as both prosecutor and judge "is flatly inconsistent wi ...