Federal Trade Commission

FTC Warns Uber, Amazon, Other Tech Firms on Money-Making Claims

FTC Warns Uber, Amazon, Other Tech Firms on Money-Making Claims
FTC Warns Uber, Amazon, Other Tech Firms on Money-Making Claims
October 26, 2021  |  Regulation

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has issued notices on over 1,100 companies, saying it will be aggressively targeting them if they pitch any misleading money-making...

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Facebook Pushes for FTC Lawsuit Dismissal
Facebook Pushes for FTC Lawsuit Dismissal
October 04, 2021  |  Facebook

Facebook has filed a second motion to dismiss the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) lawsuit accusing the social media behemoth of monopolistic behavior, CNBC reported. Get...

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FTC Chair Lina Khan Shapes New View For Antitrust Enforcement
FTC Chair Lina Khan Shapes New View For Antitrust Enforcement
September 24, 2021  |  Regulation

The new direction for the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) was outlined with five principles in a recent staff memo from Chair Lina Khan that emphasized the oversight...

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Data Shows Big Tech’s ‘Build vs. Buy’ Debate Favors ‘Buy’
Data Shows Big Tech’s ‘Build vs. Buy’ Debate Favors ‘Buy’
September 20, 2021  |  Acquiring

One decade.  And 616 acquisitions and hundreds of billions of dollars spent. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

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FTC: Health Apps, Wearables Need to Tell Consumers of Data Breaches
FTC: Health Apps, Wearables Need to Tell Consumers of Data Breaches
September 15, 2021  |  Security & Fraud

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has said health apps and connected devices must comply with the Health Breach Notification Rule, making it so they must...

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CapOne Chief Slapped With $638K Fine for Antitrust Offenses
CapOne Chief Slapped With $638K Fine for Antitrust Offenses
September 02, 2021  |  ANTITRUST

Capital One CEO Richard Fairbank has been ordered by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to pay a $637,950 fine for allegedly violating antitrust laws and...

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FTC Sues FleetCor Over Fuel Card ‘Mystery Fees’
FTC Sues FleetCor Over Fuel Card ‘Mystery Fees’
August 11, 2021  |  Legal

The Federal Trade Commission has filed an administrative complaint against fuel card company FleetCor for allegedly charging customers “hundreds of millions of dollars” in “mystery...

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FTC Sees Most Merger Filings In 2 Decades, Chair Says
FTC Sees Most Merger Filings In 2 Decades, Chair Says
July 28, 2021  |  ANTITRUST

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is dealing with a rise in mergers that has amounted to the highest number of filings in 20 years, Bloomberg...

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FTC: Americans Lost Nearly $500M To COVID Fraud
FTC: Americans Lost Nearly $500M To COVID Fraud
July 14, 2021  |  Security & Fraud

The proliferation of fraud and scams involving COVID-19 has dealt heavy fiscal blows to Americans’ wallets, according to data from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC),...

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