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FTC calls on broadband providers to reveal data privacy practices

Mar 30, 2019

For the first time since the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) repealed net neutrality last year, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is moving to exercise oversight over broadband providers, with a foc...

Uber to pay 20 million-dollar settlement to Federal Trade Commission over income claims

West Side Story

Jan 21, 2017

Business, Science

In response to accusations by the Federal Trade Commission that the company lied about driver income, Uber has agreed to pay a 20 million-dollar settlement. The car service claimed on its website that their dri...

T-Mobile agrees to pay $90 million to settle Cramming charges

Amanda

Dec 19, 2014

Innovation

T-Mobile USA has agreed to pay at least $90 million for unwanted third party charges slammed on their consumers’ bills- a practice commonly referred to as cramming. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Fe...

AT&T to pay $105 million to settle bogus mobile charges

Abby Smith

Oct 8, 2014

Innovation

AT&T has agreed to pay $105 million to the its customers for adding unauthorized cell phone charges. According to the Federal Trade Commission and Federal Communications, the telecom company will re-pay all...

Official Complaint filed with US FTC about Facebook emotion experiment

Platonium

Jul 4, 2014

Innovation

Electronic Privacy Information Center (Epic) - An official complaint has been filed with the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) about Facebook's psychological experiment that toyed with user's emotions and their...

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