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Big Tech Antitrust Examination By AGs Gathers Steam
Big Tech Antitrust Examination By AGs Gathers Steam
November 18, 2019  |  ANTITRUST

Antitrust headlines dominated the regulatory sphere this past week – focused, of course, on marquee names such as Facebook and Google. In one salvo, lawmakers...

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Top Payments News: DoorDash Bolsters Its Treasure Chest; Policymakers Target Big Tech Over Data; Feds Probe Debit Card Practices
Top Payments News: DoorDash Bolsters Its Treasure Chest; Policymakers Target Big Tech Over Data; Feds...
November 14, 2019  |  News

In today’s top news, DoorDash keeps growing and Visa and Mastercard face big questions over their debit card programs. And investors seek late-stage investments.  ...

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Policymakers Press Big Tech On Use Of Personal Data
Policymakers Press Big Tech On Use Of Personal Data
November 14, 2019  |  ANTITRUST

Big Tech is under siege about its failure to respect users’ privacy as the House Judiciary Committee’s antitrust subcommittee expressed frustration over the companies’ many...

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FTC Probing Visa, Mastercard About Debit Card Practices
FTC Probing Visa, Mastercard About Debit Card Practices
November 14, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

U.S. antitrust regulators are investigating Visa and Mastercard about their debit card policies, Bloomberg reported on Thursday (Nov. 13). The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is...

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FTC Head: Fed Needs Real-Time Payments Mechanism
FTC Head: Fed Needs Real-Time Payments Mechanism
November 08, 2019  |  Faster Payments

Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Commissioner Rohit Chopra wrote a letter to the Federal Reserve saying projects like Libra (Facebook’s proposed cryptocurrency) illustrate the need for...

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FTC Settles With Sunday Riley Over Fake Sephora Reviews
FTC Settles With Sunday Riley Over Fake Sephora Reviews
October 22, 2019  |  Retail

Sunday Riley has settled with the FTC over an accusation that it posted fake customer reviews on the Sephora site. The Texas-based skincare company sells...

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FTC: Big Tech’s Data Troves Give Them Unfair Advantage
FTC: Big Tech’s Data Troves Give Them Unfair Advantage
October 18, 2019  |  ANTITRUST

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) said the mass amounts of data collected by big technology companies, like Apple, Amazon, Facebook and Google, give them an...

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FTC’s Bureau of Competition Director To Leave Agency
FTC’s Bureau of Competition Director To Leave Agency
October 11, 2019  |  Personnel

After serving in the position for over two years, FTC Bureau of Competition Director Bruce Hoffman will be leaving the agency in November. FTC Chairman...

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Congress Calls On Spotify To Name Apple Violations
Congress Calls On Spotify To Name Apple Violations
October 04, 2019  |  ANTITRUST

As part of its continuing probe into potential antitrust practices that hamper competition, the U.S. House of Representatives Judiciary Committee has asked Spotify for information...

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