PYMNTS

JULY 23, 2019

The Washington Post is reporting that as part of a milestone settlement against Facebook, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is going to say that Facebook lied to users about handling phone numbers and that it misled users about turning off a photo recognition tool. The new board committee will be added to the existing team.

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PYMNTS

JULY 13, 2018

She noted that FTC has brought more than 30 actions to enforce the FCRA against consumer reporting agencies, users of consumer reports, and furnishers of information to consumer reporting agencies. The Federal Trade Commission testified on Thursday (July 12) that enforcement of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) remains a top priority.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 22, 2018

In yet another addition to the “why we can’t have nice things” files, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) released a report this week indicated that fraudsters love gifts cards to the extent that many are requesting them as a form of payment these days. Problems With India’s Privacy Law. Gift Cards’ New Unfavorable Fans.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 21, 2018

Google could be hit with a class-action lawsuit and calls for the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to investigate its location tracking initiatives. That prompted an individual in San Diego to launch a lawsuit against Google , while activists are wondering if the practices violate the company’s 2011 agreement with the FTC.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

The Electronic Privacy Information Center said in a 2018 letter that the sharing violated Europe’s data-privacy law and Facebook’s obligations under its 2011 Federal Trade Commission (FTC) consent decree. . Some privacy advocates were against the project.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 24, 2019

The anticipated and one-time fine that Facebook will pay to the FTC stems from the agency’s investigation into Facebook’s privacy practices. The federal agency has accused the social media platform of violating a privacy consent decree from 2011. So far, the largest fine the agency has imposed on a tech company was the $22.5

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FICO

AUGUST 12, 2019

In part, this is due to a change made in 2011 by the U.S. Freeze your child’s credit: Law requires credit bureaus to offer free credit freezes for adults and children under age 16. You also can file a complaint with the FTC , and call the Identity Theft Resource Center at 888-400-5530. What Can Banks Do?

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