FTC
Facebook executive meets with US lawmakers to discuss privacy
The Federal Trade Commission is investigating allegations that Facebook failed to live up to a 2011 consent decree to protect user privacy.
Facebook settlement with US may include privacy oversight
The step would include appointing a federally-approved privacy official at the highest level of Facebook.
FTC considering oversight of Facebook’s Zuckerberg
The Post previously reported the FTC is considering hitting Facebook with a multibillion-dollar fine.
Facebook, FTC discussing multibillion dollar fine
The fine would be the largest ever imposed on a tech company.
US regulators discuss fining Facebook for privacy violations
The FTC has not finalised its findings in the probe or the total amount of the penalty.
Facebook’s privacy lapses may result in record fine
The FTC is considering hitting Facebook with a penalty that would top its previous record fine of USD 22.5 million.
Consumer groups allege Google misleads kids in FTC complaint
The call for FTC action is being led by two groups, the Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood and the Centre for Digital Democracy.
Republican US senator asks FTC to investigate Google ads
In 2013, the FTC closed a lengthy investigation of Google after finding insufficient evidence.
Apple may have failed to comply with antitrust rules with iPhone
FTC says Apple had forced NTT Docomo, KIDDI and Softbank to offer subsidies and sell iPhones at a discount.
FTC puts data, privacy under spotlight with new hearings
The FTC plans to hold broad-based hearings about technology, competition and privacy of a kind it hasn’t held in more than 20 years.