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The FTC Is Proposing Updates to COPPA. Here’s What You Need To Know

COPPA is more than 20 years old and long overdue for an update to better protect students and their data

Tech&Learning

Data brokers know everything about you – what FTC case against ad tech giant Kochava reveals

Kochava, the self-proclaimed industry leader in mobile app data analytics, is locked in a legal battle with the Federal Trade Commission in a case that could lead to big changes in the global data marketplace and in Congress’ approach to artificial intelligence and data privacy.

The Conversation

Federal Agencies Finalize Antitrust Guidelines: The Kiplinger Letter

What new antitrust guidelines by the Justice Department and FTC mean for mergers and acquisitions,

Kiplinger

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A big win on abortion privacy

"Destroy all location data": FTC head Lina Khan takes on data brokers with groundbreaking medical tracking ban

Salon

Biden administration bans company from tracking medical visits

The move comes as part of the government’s emphatic effort to protect patient privacy after the fall of Roe v Wade

The Independent UK

Triangulating Apple

Episode 486 of the Cyberlaw Podcast

Reason

Will the feds block a grocery megamerger? Kroger and Albertsons will soon find out

America's two largest supermarket chains have struck a $25 billion deal to combine. Now the FTC is about to decide whether it will block or allow it, and under what conditions.

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Faraday Future Is Back, Baby (And May Get Delisted From The NASDAQ)

Today on Critical Materials: cybersecurity mandates for dealers, Faraday Future stock may delist, Norway's driving schools don't dig Tesla's stalkless design, and more.

InsideEVs

Microsoft President Does A 180 On UK Regulators After Initial Clash Over Activision Deal

The CMA was notoriously stubborn about allowing Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard, forcing the tech giant to restructure its deal.

International Business Times UK

Microsoft's Brad Smith reflects on the UK CMA regulator, changes tone while discussing the Xbox-Activision purchase

Previously, Microsoft's Brad Smith said that the UK was "closed for business" over regulatory scrutiny of Xbox's big Activision deal, but has since changed stance.

Windows Central

How to complain — and get your money back

Got a consumer problem? Help is out there. Keep this list for the next time you have an intractable issue with a retailer or service provider.

Chicago Sun-Times

Grand Canyon University faces lawsuits amidst allegations of deceptive practices

Grand Canyon University's president denies allegations of deceptive advertising and illegal telemarketing. Facing lawsuits from two Biden agencies, he asse...

Top News

Apple's refusal to allow iMessage on Android has it under Department of Justice investigation as the FTC watches

Apple's decision to block Beeper Mini has caught the attention of everyone, including lawmakers.

iMore

Venture Capitalist Bradley Tusk outlines what startups should expect from government agencies and regulators over the next year

From artificial intelligence to drugs, these will be the top policy battles of 2024.

Fortune

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Ballotpedia

SCOTUS hears oral argument in constitutional challenge to SEC enforcement proceedings

The Checks and Balances Letter delivers news and information from Ballotpedia’s Administrative State Project, including pivotal actions at the federal and state levels related to the separation of powers, due process, and the rule of law.

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Rite Aid Faces FTC Crackdown for Misusing Facial Recognition Tech

Rite Aid faces FTC crackdown after wrongly identifying customers using facial recognition technology. Privacy and security concerns arise around AI use.

Top News

FTC Proposes Sweeping Changes to Protect Children's Online Privacy

Get ready for changes in children's online privacy! The FTC proposes new rules to protect kids from targeted ads, limit push notifications, and safeguard t...

The Independent UK

FTC proposes strengthening children's online privacy rules to address tracking, push notifications

The Federal Trade Commission is proposing sweeping changes to a decades-old law that regulates how companies can track and advertise to children, including turning off targeted ads to kids under 13 by default

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The Guardian - US

Rite Aid facial recognition misidentified Black, Latino and Asian people as ‘likely’ shoplifters

Surveillance systems incorrectly and without customer consent marked shoppers as ‘persons of interest’, an FTC settlement says

Top News

Rite Aid Banned from Facial Recognition Tech Over Alleged Bias

Rite Aid banned from using facial recognition due to alleged misidentification of shoplifters. FTC settlement reached, but Rite Aid disagrees with claims.

The Independent UK

Rite Aid banned from using facial recognition technology in stores for five years

Rite Aid has been banned from using facial recognition technology for five years over allegations that a surveillance system it used incorrectly identified potential shoplifters, especially Black, Latino, Asian or female shoppers

Fortune

Rite Aid 'left its customers facing humiliation,' says FTC as it hits chain with five-year facial-recognition ban

Rite Aid, which has already gone bankrupt partly due to opioid claims, accepted the ban under an FTC settlement.

International Business Times

US Bans Pharmacy Rite Aid From Facial Recognition Use

Pharmacy group Rite Aid was ordered Tuesday to stop using facial recognition for the next five years by a US regulator, which said the company falsely identified consumers as shoplifters using the technology.

Windows Central

OpenAI sneaks out website update, no longer lists Microsoft as minority owner

At some point this month, OpenAI stopped listing Microsoft as a minority owner. Instead, the organization's website now lists Microsoft as having a minority economic interest. Here's what that means.

The Conversation

Fraud is a problem so big we need to start teaching children how to spot it in schools

Have you or someone you know been a victim of fraud? If so, that’s not unusual.

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