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Bookmark or Share- Fortnite Video Game Maker Epic Games to Pay More Than Half a Billion ..."As our complaints note, Epic used privacy-invasive default settings and deceptive interfaces that tricked Fortnite users, including teenagers and children," said FTC Chair Lina M. Khan. "Protecting the public, and especially children, from online privacy invasions and dark patterns is a top priority for the Commission, and these enforcement ...
- Protecting Consumer Privacy and Security - Federal Trade CommissionSince then, rapid changes in technology have raised new privacy challenges, but the FTC’s overall approach has been consistent: The agency uses law enforcement, policy initiatives, and consumer and business education to protect consumers’ personal information and ensure that they have the confidence to take advantage of the many benefits of ...
- FTC says online counseling service BetterHelp pushed people into ...According to the complaint, BetterHelp broke its privacy promises by disclosing to Snapchat the IP and email addresses of approximately 5.6 million former visitors to target them with BetterHelp ads. In addition, for a six-month period, the company disclosed to Criteo the email addresses of over 70,000 visitors – including people who had ...
- FTC Warns About Misuses of Biometric Information and Harm to ConsumersThe FTC also issued a report about facial recognition in 2012 that recommended best practices to protect consumers’ privacy. Today’s policy statement warns that false or unsubstantiated claims about the accuracy or efficacy of biometric information technologies or about the collection and use of biometric information may violate the FTC Act.
- FTC Imposes $5 Billion Penalty and Sweeping New Privacy Restrictions on ...The $5 billion penalty against Facebook is the largest ever imposed on any company for violating consumers’ privacy and almost 20 times greater than the largest privacy or data security penalty ever imposed worldwide. It is one of the largest penalties ever assessed by the U.S. government for any violation.
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