FTC

Data duties

FTC’s Brill sees consumer consent as key for health, finance apps

Jeff Roberts Mar 6, 2015 - 6:30 AM CST

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Not everyone is pleased

Here’s a draft of the consumer privacy “Bill of Rights” act Obama wants to pass

Carmel DeAmicis Feb 27, 2015 - 3:34 PM CST

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Work & Collaboration

Deals with the data devil

AT&T charges $29 for privacy. Time for others to do the same

Jeff Roberts Feb 17, 2015 - 7:41 AM CST

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Pay to play (with data)

Oracle paid north of $1.2B for Datalogix, says WSJ

Barb Darrow Feb 5, 2015 - 5:49 AM CST

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Blackmail away

FTC shuts down “revenge porn” operation, but imposes no fine

Jeff Roberts Jan 29, 2015 - 9:28 AM CST

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Privacy, seriously

Firms may face new $16,500 privacy fines under White House bill

Jeff Roberts Jan 28, 2015 - 6:14 PM CST

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No pay to play

Yelp says FTC investigation shows its reviews are not fixed

Jeff Roberts Jan 6, 2015 - 2:45 PM CST

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Go ahead, hack away

Feds issue final order over Snapchat privacy incidents, but no fine

Jeff Roberts Dec 31, 2014 - 9:01 AM CST

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Your PC is at risk!

Microsoft sues fake tech support service, warns of holiday scams

Jeff Roberts Dec 18, 2014 - 1:04 PM CST

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Technology

Requesting a refund

If your kids bought Candy Crush lives, Google Play may refund you

Kif Leswing Dec 10, 2014 - 7:57 AM CST

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Blog Post

FTC shuts down massive “PC cleaner” scam

Jeff Roberts Nov 19, 2014 - 9:34 AM CST

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Blog Post

Why a DC turf war may have played a part in the timing of the FTC’s mobile data lawsuit against AT&T

Jeff Roberts Oct 28, 2014 - 3:16 PM CDT

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AT&T swamped with refund demands over “cramming” scam; FTC predicts record number of claims

Jeff Roberts Oct 16, 2014 - 5:08 AM CDT

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Are Google’s search results deceptive, or can consumers identify ads on their own?

Jeff Roberts Oct 15, 2014 - 3:04 PM CDT

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Feds halt bitcoin mining scam that sold machines like a “room heater”

Jeff Roberts Sep 23, 2014 - 8:58 AM CDT

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Parents to get full refund for kids’ app purchases under $19M Google Play settlement

Jeff Roberts Sep 4, 2014 - 10:32 AM CDT

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Google has a growth plan based on kids, report says

Jeff Roberts Aug 18, 2014 - 10:27 AM CDT

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Consumer group asks FTC to investigate tech firms and data brokers over Safe Harbor violations

David Meyer Aug 14, 2014 - 9:48 AM CDT

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FTC sues Amazon over kids’ app purchases in showdown over agency’s power

Jeff Roberts Jul 10, 2014 - 10:32 AM CDT

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Apple prodded FTC to investigate Google over kids’ in-app purchases

Jeff Roberts Jul 9, 2014 - 7:08 AM CDT

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