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The Federal Trade Commission announced Thursday (June 15) that NetSpend, the operator of a debit card, is providing refunds to settle charges that people couldn’t access their money in their NetSpend accounts. In April after a lengthy legal process with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), the NetSpend Corp.

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NOVEMBER 26, 2019

A group of key Senate Democrats on Tuesday (Nov. COPRA would also give the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) an expanded ability to go after tech companies for privacy violations and would create a new bureau to handle digital privacy enforcement. Failing to adhere to the law would trigger fines and possible litigation.

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NOVEMBER 30, 2020

The deal could close by the end of the day on Monday (Nov. Earlier this month, Joe Simons , chairman of the Federal Trade Commission, said when big companies acquire startups, that is a red flag signaling possible anti-competitive practices. .

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DECEMBER 10, 2019

Google, owned by Alphabet , would be able to compete in the wearables sector against companies like Samsung and Apple if the deal — announced on Nov. The Federal Trade Commission also has authority to investigate the deal. . The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) is going to investigate Google ’s proposed $2.1

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DECEMBER 3, 2020

Federal Trade Commission (FTC) last month. Earlier this week (Nov. regulators are eyeing complaints that Facebook is muscling out the competition in the virtual reality area, as more than 40 states gear up to file an antitrust lawsuit against the company next week.

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NOVEMBER 25, 2019

Facebook built a facial recognition app that was intended only for internal use, a company spokesperson told VentureBeat on Friday (Nov. The company was fined a record $5 billion by the Federal Trade Commission for privacy violations. This isn’t the first time Facebook was questioned about using facial recognition.

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NOVEMBER 8, 2018

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) said on Thursday (Nov. 8) that MoneyGram will pay $125 million in penalties after having violated a six-year-old settlement tied to anti-money laundering (AML) controls.

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NOVEMBER 18, 2019

Chairman Joe Simons of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) said on Monday (Nov. In the cryptocurrency arena, Director Kenneth Blanco of the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) said on Friday (Nov. The FTC had previously announced an investigation into Facebook and Amazon.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2020

"Data on the activity of third-party sellers should not be used to the benefit of Amazon when it acts as a competitor to these sellers," Executive Vice President Margrethe Vestager said in a Tuesday (Nov. 10) statement from the European Commission. US Senator Seeks to Have FTC Chairman Interview Former Facebook Staffers.

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NOVEMBER 10, 2019

Department of Justice, Reuters reported on Saturday (Nov. Against a backdrop of comprehensive inquiries, the DOJ and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) are being criticized by lawmakers for debating which agency should probe which tech company.

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NOVEMBER 20, 2019

You don’t bolt-on privacy,” Cook said at Salesforce’s Dreamforce conference on Tuesday (Nov, 19). Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to create a new framework to increase the transparency of companies that handle user data, and allow consumers to monitor where their information is going and remove any data on demand.

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NOVEMBER 30, 2017

Privacy regulators of the European Union said Wednesday (Nov. have called for congressional hearings and asked the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to look into the latest scandal at the ride-sharing company. and Germany will all be part of the task force. Uber paid the hackers $100,000 to keep quiet about the cyberattack.

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NOVEMBER 11, 2019

As reported by Reuters on Monday (Nov. The gathering was expected to be similar to one held in New York in October, where state and federal enforcers from the Justice Department and Federal Trade Commission discussed their probe of Facebook,” Reuters reported.

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NOVEMBER 23, 2017

According to a report in Fortune published Wednesday (Nov. have called on congressional hearings and asked the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to look into the latest scandal at the ridesharing company. . 22), regulators in the U.K., Lawmakers in the U.S.

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NOVEMBER 19, 2019

News comes, as reported by The New York Times Monday (Nov. The commentary by Rosen comes in the wake of Monday remarks by the chairman of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) that multiple investigations into tech platform firms beyond the already disclosed look into Facebook’s operations – but those investigations have yet to be identified.

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NOVEMBER 4, 2019

The Chancellor and Prime Minister agreed not to take forward the budget on [Nov. Before filing the action, those attorneys general must provide written notification to the Federal Trade Commission, which may then intervene and/or petition for an appeal in the suit.

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NOVEMBER 19, 2019

This afternoon (Nov. The Federal Trade Commission has said that multiple investigations into platform firms are underway beyond those centered on Facebook — but those probes have yet to be identified. Meanwhile, as reported just this week, the Justice Department may widen its antitrust investigations.

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NOVEMBER 18, 2019

it can be difficult to see where all that effort will lead, especially given the timetable for antitrust actions at the federal level. That was one message on Monday (Nov. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) said he’d be willing to break up Big Tech companies if necessary, according to Bloomberg. Facebook Concern.

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DECEMBER 1, 2017

In response to the investigations, an Uber spokesman said in a statement, “We’ve been in touch with several attorney general offices and the [Federal Trade Commission] to discuss this issue, and we stand ready to cooperate with them going forward.”. Privacy regulators for the European Union said Wednesday (Nov.

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NOVEMBER 24, 2017

TripAdvisor could be in hot water with federal regulators over its decision to delete negative reviews on its site, according to news in USA Today on Wednesday (Nov. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel ’s investigation, published on Nov. One of those posts was made by Dawn Allison regarding the Rams Head Tavern in Baltimore.

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JANUARY 6, 2020

The data scandal has, so far, cost Facebook $5 billion in a Federal Trade Commission (FTC) fine. At least 11 partners — mainly social media management and video streaming apps — accessed members’ information in the 60 days prior to Nov. The psychographic profiling of U.S.

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AUGUST 19, 2019

Per the terms of the executive order, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) will be asked to open a public complaint docket and to work with the FCC to investigate how these companies operate their platforms. The compliance date has been pushed back to Nov. In the UK, Too. District Judge Lee Yeakel. Uber Fined in Colombia.

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NOVEMBER 5, 2018

Driven by President Donald Trump, the federal government will continue to study the technology-heavy hitters in Silicon Valley to identify any potential antitrust violations. According to a report in The Washington Post , covering an interview Axios conducted with President Trump that aired on HBO Sunday (Nov.

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