The Federal Trade Commission recently warned vehicle owners to erase the personal data in their cars before selling it. Jenn Love of the Better Business Bureau likewise said that modern vehicles now store a lot of information on the owner, and those who do not do...
The US Federal Trade Commission said this week that it has made the final amendments to its system of records notices under the Privacy Act of 1974. This will allow the Commission to disclose records to other agencies in the event of a data breach. More...
US Senators Edward Markey and Richard Blumenthal have asked the Federal Trade Commission to investigate the data collection practices of several smart TV makers after hearing of a case where a vendor called Samba TV did not adequately inform its customers of the real depth...
The Federal Trade Commission recently hosted a semi-annual meeting of the Asia Pacific Privacy Authorities (APPA) Forum last June 25-26 in San Francisco where topics such as privacy trends and protection were discussed. Some of the discussions focused on the US’ multi-faceted approach to privacy and...
Phonemaker BLU settled with the US Federal Trade Commission this week and agreed to implement a "comprehensive data-security program" where it will be subjected to third-party assessments of its security program every two years for 20 years. BLU had been found to be sharing sensitive...
In a recent interview with CNBC, online privacy advocate Michael Fertik said that Facebook could potentially face fines up to $2 trillion if the Federal Trade Commission decides that the Cambridge Analytica data scandal had violated the consent decree the social network signed seven years...
Former Ontario privacy commissioner Ann Cavoukian recently warned Canadian consumers against using digital assistants such as Amazon’s Alexa, and urged them to read the fine print before bringing such a device into their home. Even though tech companies such as Amazon, Google, and Apple assure that...
The Federal Trade Commission recently relaxed its privacy rules regarding the collection of voice clips from children under 13. Since 2013, the agency has required operators to first obtain parental consent when collecting certain forms of biometric data from children. However, the new guidance says that...
A recent study conducted by finance website WalletHub showed that cases of identity theft and fraud hit Californians the most compared to other US states. The study used data from the FBI, Federal Trade Commission, Internet Crime Complaint Center, Department of Homeland Security and National...
Elaine Chao, the Department of Transportation Secretary in the United States recently introduced updated guidelines for autonomous driving that relegated self-driving vehicles’ privacy problems to footnotes. Chao mentions in the guidelines that their department does not specialize in privacy and it must be left to the...