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Facebook FTC Settlement To Include Board Oversight
Facebook FTC Settlement To Include Board Oversight
July 22, 2019  |  Regulation

The Federal Trade Commission will soon announce the details of a settlement with Facebook over privacy violations, according to a report by The Wall Street...

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Facebook Slapped With $5B FTC Fine, But Still Has Lots Of Friends
Facebook Slapped With $5B FTC Fine, But Still Has Lots Of Friends
July 15, 2019  |  Payments Innovation

The most interesting story about Facebook since the Cambridge Analytica scandal broke is one that hasn’t really been written. And it’s the one about the...

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Facebook, FTC Reportedly Reach $5B Settlement
Facebook, FTC Reportedly Reach $5B Settlement
July 12, 2019  |  Facebook

The Federal Trade Commission and Facebook have reached a tentative decision to settle ongoing privacy issues with a $5 billion settlement, according to a report...

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US Retailers Call Out Amazon, Google Over Anti-Competitive Practices
US Retailers Call Out Amazon, Google Over Anti-Competitive Practices
July 02, 2019  |  ANTITRUST

The Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA) wants the chance to speak to antitrust enforcers set to investigate Amazon and Google’s alleged anti-competitive practices. RILA, whose...

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Small Business Group Speaks Out On Congressional Tech Probe
Small Business Group Speaks Out On Congressional Tech Probe
June 13, 2019  |  B2B Payments

Small businesses are raising concerns over a congressional probe of potential anticompetitive practices in the tech sector, a press release revealed Wednesday (June 12). The...

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Dual-Agency Big Tech Antitrust Investigations Questioned
Dual-Agency Big Tech Antitrust Investigations Questioned
June 13, 2019  |  Regulation

A Republican senator isn’t happy with plans by the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to divide a potential investigation into...

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Fundamentals Trump Regulation For Facebook Shares?
Fundamentals Trump Regulation For Facebook Shares?
June 12, 2019  |  Regulation

The specter of increased regulation looms for the largest of tech companies. Breakups may be in the offing, as might new mandates governing how and when...

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Zuckerberg Emails Could Link CEO To Privacy Issues
Zuckerberg Emails Could Link CEO To Privacy Issues
June 12, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

The Wall Street Journal is reporting that there are emails sent by Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg that possibly link him to troublesome privacy issues at...

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Allied Wallet Settles With FTC Over Fraud Charges
Allied Wallet Settles With FTC Over Fraud Charges
June 07, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

Allied Wallet, an online payment provider and a client of Wirecard, settled with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) last month over charges that it helped...

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