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FTC Fines Toymaker $650K For Data Breach

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8, in the Federal Trade Commission’s first children’s privacy case involving connected toys, VTech Electronics Limited and its U.S. subsidiary agreed to settle charges filed by the FTC after the incident. VTech will pay $650,000 as part of the settlement, according to an FTC press release. Ohlhausen said in a statement.

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Apple CEO Wants FTC To Let Consumers Control Their Data

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Tim Cook, Apple’s chief executive who has emerged as a powerful privacy advocate, has called on the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to put in place a new framework to increase the transparency of companies that handle user data. The executive said that he, along with others, will request that U.S.

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Uber Settles 2014 Consumer Data Breach Accusations With FTC

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This week, the ride-hailing company has made arrangements to settle with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) over allegations that it did not protect consumer privacy in a 2014 breach. The drama that wages on with Uber may be coming a halt soon — at least on one front anyway.

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FTC Issues Opinion On Cambridge Analytica Scandal

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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) found on Friday (Dec. 6) that British political consulting firm Cambridge Analytica lied to people about the data it was collecting from Facebook, and that it used it to profile and target voters, according to a report by Reuters.

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EU Privacy Regulators To Coordinate Uber Hack Cover-Up Inquiries

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Privacy regulators of the European Union said Wednesday (Nov. 29) they have created a task force to coordinate the inquiries into the data breach at Uber , which the ride-hailing company covered up for a year. Australia and the Philippines are launching inquiries into how Uber handled the data breach.

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FTC Settles With Two Websites Over Lack Of Consumer Data Security

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Two consumer websites have settled with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) over allegations that they did not secure consumers’ data, allowing hackers to breach both sites. This led to a security breach that compromised the data of approximately 2.1 Unixiz, Inc.,

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Consumer Watchdog Wants More Than Regulation For Facebook

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Consumer Watchdog has called on Congress to enact legislation that would protect consumers’ online privacy in the wake of Facebook’s data scandal. Facebook has a longtime record of violating privacy, making a show of apologizing, and then going forward to invade privacy again,” said John M.