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Data protection – the US FTC condemns social platforms’ AI practices
While the UK seeks to jump onboard the AI bandwagon in pursuit of growth, the US has realized that things are already out of ...
AI smackdown: How a new FTC ruling just protected the free press
It’s been almost a month since the new FTC rule was officially approved, but if you still can’t smell what The Rock-a-Khan is ...
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FTC report on predatory social media data hoarding hints at future regulations
A new FTC report on how social media and streaming sites collect and monetize their hoards of user data doesn't really ...
FTC report assails social networks’ privacy, safety practices
The Federal Trade Commission said social media and streaming companies including YouTube, Amazon and Facebook fail to ...
FTC accuses 9 social media platforms like X, Insta, TikTok of ‘vast surveillance’ of consumers
The FTC’s findings reveal that not only did companies like X, Meta and ByteDance collect and monetise vast amounts of ...
FTC says social media apps are surveilling kids and teens
They're doing very little to protect the young ones from harmful content and are pushing back against legislation.
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Social media companies conducted 'vast surveillance' on its users, FTC says
A new report from the Federal Trade Commission claims social media and video streaming services have conducted “vast ...
FTC sues prescription drug middlemen, alleging they conspired over high insulin costs
The Federal Trade Commission on Friday filed lawsuits against three prescription drug benefit managers or PBMs over concerns ...
All your paranoia about social media sites surveilling you is probably spot-on
An FTC report has accused social media companies of vast user surveillance, inadequate data gathering practices, and ...
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FTC: Social Media Platforms Collecting and Retaining Massive User Data
Social media giants and video streaming platforms have been found guilty of collecting massive amounts of personal data.
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FTC report on predatory social media data hoarding hints at future regulations
The responses of the companies were, predictably, evasive, as the FTC’s Bureau of Consumer Protection Director Samuel Levine notes in the preface: Echoing the way that firms conceal and hide ...
FTC Urges Congress to Pass Comprehensive Privacy Legislation
While lucrative for the companies, these surveillance practices can endanger people’s privacy, threaten their freedoms, and ...