The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is aiming to roll out its long-awaited proposed rules governing commercial surveillance in the next few months, with a focus on ensuring that companies properly handle the data they harvest from the apps, websites and devices that consumers use. According to two sources familiar with the agency’s plans, the rules […]
Apr 16, 2024NewsroomPrivacy Breach / Regulatory Compliance The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has ordered the mental telehealth company Cerebral from using or disclosing personal data for advertising purposes. It has also been fined more than $7 million over charges that it revealed users’ sensitive personal health information and other data to third parties for […]
Former Google engineer Linwei Ding has been charged with stealing trade secrets related to artificial intelligence (AI) and supercomputing data centres while secretly working for Chinese companies.
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has ordered Avast to pay $16.5 million and banned the company from selling users’ web browsing data or licensing it for advertising purposes.
An Idaho federal judge on Saturday ruled that a Federal Trade Commission (FTC) enforcement action against the data broker Kochava — which the agency asserts sells vast amounts of non-anonymized data belonging to millions of people — may continue, a reversal of a prior ruling to dismiss the case. Privacy advocates consider the court decision […]
Jan 22, 2024NewsroomPrivacy / Technology The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is continuing to clamp down on data brokers by prohibiting InMarket Media from selling or licensing precise location data. The settlement is part of allegations that the Texas-based company did not inform or seek consent from consumers before using their location information for advertising […]
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced Wednesday that it will participate in an “international multilateral arrangement” to lend intelligence and assist privacy investigators worldwide. The Global Cooperation Arrangement for Privacy Enforcement (Global CAPE), the nonbinding consortium the FTC is joining, will also help the FTC better monitor global commerce in real time, the agency said […]
Jan 10, 2024NewsroomPrivacy / Regulatory Compliance The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) on Tuesday prohibited data broker Outlogic, which was previously known as X-Mode Social, from sharing or selling any sensitive location data with third-parties. The ban is part of a settlement over allegations that the company “sold precise location data that could be used […]
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is now accepting submissions for a contest designed to spur development of products and policies to protect consumers from the malicious use of voice cloning technology, which has been fueled by the advance of text-to-speech artificial intelligence capabilities. The challenge is an effort by the FTC to speed the evolution […]
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