January 14, 2021 / Last updated : January 14, 2021 ResearchBuzz Security & Legal Issues

ZDNet: Developer of Popular Women’s Fertility-Tracking App Settles FTC Allegations that It Misled Consumers About the Disclosure of their Health Data

ZDNet: Developer of Popular Women’s Fertility-Tracking App Settles FTC Allegations that It Misled Consumers About the Disclosure of their Health Data. “The developer of a period and fertility-tracking app used by more than 100 million consumers has settled Federal Trade Commission allegations that the company shared the health information of users with outside data analytics […]
December 16, 2020 / Last updated : December 16, 2020 ResearchBuzz Security & Legal Issues

FTC: FTC Issues Orders to Nine Social Media and Video Streaming Services Seeking Data About How They Collect, Use, and Present Information

FTC: FTC Issues Orders to Nine Social Media and Video Streaming Services Seeking Data About How They Collect, Use, and Present Information. “The Federal Trade Commission is issuing orders to nine social media and video streaming companies, requiring them to provide data on how they collect, use, and present personal information, their advertising and user […]
November 17, 2020 / Last updated : November 17, 2020 ResearchBuzz COVID-19

FTC: FTC warns companies to stop peddling fake COVID treatments and cures

FTC: FTC warns companies to stop peddling fake COVID treatments and cures. “Here at the FTC, we’ve seen people pitching COVID treatments like gemstone bead bracelets, water filtration systems, indoor tanning with red light UV therapy, copper water bottles, high dose vitamin C IV drips, juices and supplements, stem cell treatments, ozone therapy, laser light […]
November 9, 2020 / Last updated : November 9, 2020 ResearchBuzz Security & Legal Issues

FTC: Settlement requires Zoom to better secure your personal information

FTC: Settlement requires Zoom to better secure your personal information. “When we rely on technology in these new ways, we share a lot of sensitive personal information. We may not think about it, but companies know they have an obligation to protect that information. The FTC just announced a case against videoconferencing service Zoom about […]
November 6, 2020 / Last updated : November 6, 2020 ResearchBuzz COVID-19

MarketWatch: Consumers ordering Clorox and Lysol products are being sent socks instead, FTC says

MarketWatch: Consumers ordering Clorox and Lysol products are being sent socks instead, FTC says. “The clean-sell.com site, along with 24 others, received notices from the Federal Trade Commission on Thursday alleging that they were ‘playing on consumers’ COVID-19 pandemic fears to trick them into paying for Clorox and Lysol products that the defendants never deliver.’ […]
November 2, 2020 / Last updated : November 2, 2020 ResearchBuzz New Resources

FTC Announces New Fraud Reporting Platform for Consumers: ReportFraud. ftc. gov (Federal Trade Commission)

Federal Trade Commission: FTC Announces New Fraud Reporting Platform for Consumers: ReportFraud. ftc. gov. “At ReportFraud.ftc.gov, consumers will find a streamlined and user-friendly way to submit reports to the FTC about scams, frauds, and bad business practices. The FTC has long encouraged consumers to report these issues to the FTC when they encounter them—whether or […]
September 19, 2020 / Last updated : September 19, 2020 ResearchBuzz Security & Legal Issues

MarketWatch: FTC antitrust suit against Facebook could come by year’s end

MarketWatch: FTC antitrust suit against Facebook could come by year’s end. “The Federal Trade Commission is preparing a possible antitrust lawsuit against Facebook Inc. that it could file by the end of the year, according to people familiar with the matter, in a case that would challenge the company’s dominant position in social media.”
September 9, 2020 / Last updated : September 9, 2020 ResearchBuzz Security & Legal Issues

ProPublica: The FTC Is Investigating Intuit Over TurboTax Practices

ProPublica: The FTC Is Investigating Intuit Over TurboTax Practices. “The FTC probe, run out of the commission’s Bureau of Consumer Protection, centers on whether Intuit violated the law against unfair and deceptive practices in commerce. One focus of the investigation is whether TurboTax marketing misdirected customers who were eligible to file their taxes for free […]
August 22, 2020 / Last updated : August 22, 2020 ResearchBuzz Security & Legal Issues

Politico: Trump pressures head of consumer agency to bend on social media crackdown

Politico: Trump pressures head of consumer agency to bend on social media crackdown. “President Donald Trump has personally pushed the head of the Federal Trade Commission to aid his crusade against alleged political bias in social media, according to two people familiar with the conversations — an unusually direct effort by a president to bend […]
August 21, 2020 / Last updated : August 21, 2020 ResearchBuzz Security & Legal Issues

Politico: Zuckerberg interviewed by FTC as part of antitrust probe into Facebook

Politico: Zuckerberg interviewed by FTC as part of antitrust probe into Facebook. “Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg testified this week at a Federal Trade Commission investigative hearing as part of the agency’s antitrust investigation into the social network, according to three people familiar with the case. FTC staff often interview witnesses under oath as part of […]
August 3, 2020 / Last updated : August 3, 2020 ResearchBuzz Security & Legal Issues

Business Insider: Twitter could be facing an FTC fine of up to $250 million over allegations that it violated an agreement over user data privacy

Business Insider: Twitter could be facing an FTC fine of up to $250 million over allegations that it violated an agreement over user data privacy. “Twitter disclosed in a regulatory filing Monday that it is under investigation by the Federal Trade Commission related to allegations that it violated a 2011 consent agreement — and that […]
July 20, 2020 / Last updated : July 20, 2020 ResearchBuzz Security & Legal Issues

New York Times: F.T.C.’s Facebook Investigation May Stretch Past Election

New York Times: F.T.C.’s Facebook Investigation May Stretch Past Election. “Nearly a year ago, Joseph J. Simons, the chairman of the Federal Trade Commission, predicted his agency would wrap up an antitrust investigation of Facebook by the presidential election. That goal now seems virtually impossible, according to numerous people with knowledge of the inquiry. Instead, […]
July 14, 2020 / Last updated : July 14, 2020 ResearchBuzz New Resources

Security Magazine: FTC launches new online tool for exploring military consumer data

Security Magazine: FTC launches new online tool for exploring military consumer data. “The Federal Trade Commission launched a new tool that explores data about problems military consumers may experience in the marketplace. For the first time, data about reports the FTC has received from active duty service members and veterans will be available online in […]