FTC Bars X-Mode from Selling Sensitive Location Data
By Adam Schwartz Phone app location data brokers are a growing menace to our privacy and safety. All you did was click a box while…
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EFF Urges FTC to Address Security and Privacy Problems in Daycare and Early Education Apps
An EFF study found the apps compromise young children’s data, and current laws don’t address the problem. The Federal Trade Commission must review the lack…
FTC Bans Company and CEO from Surveillance Business over Controversial App
By B.N. Frank Earlier this summer, Activist Post reported about apps that allow companies to collect data on children. The stalkerware app has been allowing…
FTC Lawsuit Alleges that Frontier Knowingly Sold Internet Speeds It Can’t Deliver to 30% of Customers
By B.N. Frank The COVID Crisis has drawn more attention to the U.S. “digital divide”. This has then drawn more attention to the fact that…
Leaked Documents Show White House is Planning Executive Order to Censor the Internet
Fight For The Future Breaking: leaked documents show that the Trump administration is drafting an executive order that, if upheld by the courts, could essentially…
The Federal Government Sold Your Social Security Number for FIVE Dollars
By Simon Black, Sovereign Man Welcome to our Friday roll up, where we highlight the most absurd and concerning stories we are following this week….
Fixed? The FTC Orders Facebook to Stop Using Your 2FA Number for Ads
By Gennie Gebhart Since academics and investigative journalists first reported last year that Facebook was using people’s two-factor authentication numbers and “shadow” contact information for…
The FTC-Facebook Settlement Does Too Little to Protect Your Privacy
By Adam Schwartz EFF is disappointed by the terms of the settlement agreement announced today between the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Facebook. It is…
Deep Dive: FTC Negotiating Multi-Billion Dollar Fine For Facebook’s Privacy Scandals; Violating 2011 Accord
By Aaron Kesel Facebook is being accused by the FTC (Federal Trade Commission) of privacy violations and is in the midst of negotiating over a…