A recent report by Motherboard revealed that the personal information of youngsters are being sold on the black market like Dream and Empire for as low as $10 each, and is often sold by hackers in bulk. Emily Wilson, VP of Terbium Labs, said that hackers...
A group of children’s and consumer organizations filed a complaint this week against Google to the FTC, saying that the search giant has been marketing apps with inappropriate content in its Play Store The groups said that some of the apps in the “Family” section of...
FTC Chairman Joseph J. Simons and Commissioners Noah Joshua Phillips, Rohit Chopra, Rebecca Kelly Slaughter and Christine S. Wilson testified this week before the U.S. Senate Commerce Subcommittee on the agency’s work on various areas including data security. In a press release, the agency reiterated its...
New Federal Trade Commission chairman Joseph Simons announced this week that his agency will be pursuing a landmark series of hearings to see whether it is necessary to overhaul consumer protection and competition regulation to cope with emerging technologies and evolving business practices. The FTC says...
The FTC recently announced that it will be looking into concerns on Facebook’s privacy practices, including a possible violation to a settlement in 2011. Tom Pahl, acting director of the FTC's Bureau of Consumer Protection, said that they will be acting against companies that fail to...
Last Wednesday, ride-hailing giant Uber has agreed with the FTC to put a comprehensive privacy program in place that will involve regular, independent privacy audits which may extend for a period of up to 20 years. The agreement was part of the settlement Uber entered...
Last Monday, privacy advocate Center for Democracy and Technology (CDT) issued formal charges to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) against VPN provider Hotspot Shield for allegedly intercepting and redirecting user data to partner websites including advertising firms. Hotspot Shield is a well-know free VPN service, which...
Virginia Senator Mark Warner commended the Federal Trade Commission for saying that internet-connected toys are required to have consent from parents of children under 13 for any data collected or shared through the toys. This is in compliance to Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA). After...