Aug 03, 2024Ravie LakshmananPrivacy / Data Protection The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ), along with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), filed a lawsuit against popular video-sharing platform TikTok for "flagrantly violating" children's privacy laws in the country. The agencies claimed the company knowingly permitted children to create TikTok accounts and to view and share … [Read more...] about DOJ and FTC Sue TikTok for Violating Children’s Privacy Laws
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FTC Fines Fortnite Maker Epic Games $275 Million for Violating Children’s Privacy Law
Dec 20, 2022Ravie LakshmananPrivacy / Data Security Epic Games has reached a $520 million settlement with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) over allegations that the Fortnite creator violated online privacy laws for children and tricked users into making unintended purchases in the video game. To that end, the company will pay a record $275 million monetary penalty for … [Read more...] about FTC Fines Fortnite Maker Epic Games $275 Million for Violating Children’s Privacy Law
Facebook to Pay $5 Billion Fine to Settle FTC Privacy Investigation
After months of negotiations, the United States Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has approved a record $5 billion settlement with Facebook over its privacy investigation into the Cambridge Analytica scandal.The settlement will put an end to a wide-ranging probe that began more than a year ago and centers around the violation of a 2011 agreement Facebook made with the FTC that … [Read more...] about Facebook to Pay $5 Billion Fine to Settle FTC Privacy Investigation
D-Link Agrees to 10 Years of Security Audits to Settle FTC Charges
Taiwanese networking equipment manufacturer D-Link has agreed to implement a "comprehensive software security program" in order to settle a Federal Trade Commission (FTC) lawsuit alleging that the company didn't take adequate steps to protect its consumers from hackers.Your wireless router is the first line of defense against potential threats on the Internet.However, sadly, … [Read more...] about D-Link Agrees to 10 Years of Security Audits to Settle FTC Charges
News Wrap: Amazon Echo Privacy, Facebook FTC Fines and Biometrics Regulation
On this week's Threatpost news wrap, the team discusses Facebook's FTC fine for its data security practices, a report that Amazon is collecting Echo users' geolocation data, and more. Source link … [Read more...] about News Wrap: Amazon Echo Privacy, Facebook FTC Fines and Biometrics Regulation
Facebook May Face $5 Billion FTC Fine for Data Misuse
The administrator of your personal data will be Threatpost, Inc., 500 Unicorn Park, Woburn, MA 01801. Detailed information on the processing of personal data can be found in the privacy policy. In addition, you will find them in the message confirming the subscription to the newsletter. Source link … [Read more...] about Facebook May Face $5 Billion FTC Fine for Data Misuse