The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has prohibited data broker X-Mode Social and its successor Outlogic from sharing or selling sensitive location data as part of a settlement resulting from allegations that the company sold precise location data that could be used to track people’s visits to private locations. In its Read More
The Federal Trade Commission has proposed changes to the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) that would place new restrictions on the use and disclosure of children’s personal information and limit companies from profiting from children’s data. With these proposed changes, the FTC intends for the Act to reflect technological Read More
The Federal Trade Commission has altered its data security rule, known as the Safeguards Rule, to require nonbank financial firms—including mortgage brokers, auto dealers, and payday lenders—to report data breaches to the agency, according to an announcement made Friday. The FTC’s Safeguards Rule requires non-banking financial institutions, such as mortgage brokers, Read More
Online alcohol marketplace Drizly has been ordered to implement numerous data security measures following a data breach that exposed the personal information of about 2.5 million consumers in 2020, the Federal Trade Commission announced Jan. 10. Additionally, the FTC ordered Drizly CEO James Cory Rellas to “implement an information-security program Read More
Epic Games, creator of the popular video game Fortnite, has been ordered to pay a total of $520 million in two separate record-breaking settlements with the Federal Trade Commission for alleged violations of the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA). As part of a proposed federal court order filed by Read More
Vonage, a subsidiary of Ericsson, has been ordered by the Federal Trade Commission to pay a record $100 million settlement to be used to refund harmed consumers after the internet phone service provider imposed junk fees and created obstacles for consumers who tried to cancel their service. According to the Read More
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) this month signed separate memorandums of understanding (MOUs) with the Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Justice, which create formal partnerships between the agencies in the name of protecting worker rights. On July 26, the NLRB signed an MOU with the Justice Department’s Read More
Uber Technologies recently entered a non-prosecution agreement (NPA) with the Department of Justice resulting from the ridesharing company’s coverup of a massive 2016 data breach. Under the terms of the NPA, Uber accepted responsibility for its conduct in the wake of the 2016 data breach, specifically for concealing the data Read More
A lawsuit filed by the Federal Trade Commission alleges Walmart turned a blind eye to fraudsters who used its money transfer services in its stores to scam consumers out of hundreds of millions of dollars, so that the retail giant could pocket the fees. Calling the allegations “factually flawed,” Walmart Read More
CafePress must enhance its data security practices, and its former owner, Residual Pumpkin, must pay $500,000 to provide redress to data breach victims, to resolve allegations the online retailer failed to secure consumers’ sensitive personal data and covered up a major data breach, the Federal Trade Commission announced on June Read More
