Tag: FTC
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FTC bans GM from selling driver data without explicit consent
The Federal Trade Commission finalized an order on Wednesday banning General Motors and its OnStar telematics service from sharing certain …
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Blockchain company Nomad to repay users under FTC deal after $186M cyberattack
In proposing a settlement agreement, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) says that Illusory Systems must repay users funds lost in a 2022 …
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FTC schools edtech outfit after intruder walked off with 10M student records
US edtech provider Illuminate Education just got dinged by the Federal Trade Commission for allegedly failing to keep an attacker from …
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DOJ greenlights Alphabet’s $32B Wiz deal as Google moves to expand cloud security leadership
Alphabet Inc., the parent company of Google LLC, has cleared a major regulatory hurdle in its planned $32 billion acquisition of cloud …
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With each cloud outage, calls for government action grow louder
When a pair of high-profile internet outages took down large chunks of the internet last month, the events briefly brought hundreds of …
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Sendit tricked kids, harvested their data, and faked messages, FTC claims
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has sued Sendit’s parent company, saying it signed up children under 13, collected their personal …
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Wyden Urges FTC to Investigate Microsoft Over Weak RC4 Encryption Enabling Kerberoasting
Senator Ron Wyden has formally requested the Federal Trade Commission investigate Microsoft for cybersecurity negligence that has enabled …
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Google Fined $379 Million by French Regulator for Cookie Consent Violations
The French data protection authority has fined Google and Chinese e-commerce giant Shein $379 million (€325 million) and $175 million …
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Scammers are tricking travelers into booking trips that don’t exist
Not long ago, travelers worried about bad weather. Now, they’re worried the rental they booked doesn’t even …
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More robust children’s online privacy law sought by FTC chair
Congress has been urged by Federal Trade Commission Chair Andrew Ferguson to bolster its version of the Children’s Online Privacy …
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FTC orders GoDaddy to establish a comprehensive security program
In a May 21 settlement, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) reached an agreement with GoDaddy to settle allegations that the popular …
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