March 10, 2020

Phone carriers may soon be forced to adopt anti-robocall tech

US carriers haven't been doing enough to block robocalls voluntarily. The Federal Communications Commission's response? Fine - we'll make you.

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February 17, 2020

Senator calls for dedicated US data protection agency

The US needs a data protection agency of its own, and Kirsten Gillibrand wants to be the one that makes it happen.

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February 03, 2020

FTC warns VoIP providers that help robocallers: we can and will sue

It put 19 internet-calling companies on notice that helping illegal robocalls is illegal. It has sued before, and it can do it again.

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January 08, 2020

YouTube to treat all kid-aimed videos like they’re COPPA-liable

The FTC can fine content creators up to $42,530 per violation - even though they don't collect, receive, nor have access to kids' data.

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November 15, 2019

Data thieves blew cover after maxing out victim’s hard drive

The FTC has reached a settlement with InfoTrax after thieves stole a million sensitive customer records from its servers in 2016.

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October 03, 2019

No federal privacy law will make it in the US this year, sources say

Without one, the companies that collect our data will likely face compliance with California's take-no-prisoners law, in effect 1 January 2020.

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September 06, 2019

YouTube fined $170m for covertly tracking kids online

YouTube can't track kids online anymore without their parents' permission, says the FTC, as it fined the Google-subsidiary $170m.

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January 28, 2019

YouTube subscribers getting spammed by celebrity imposters

YouTube personality Philip DeFranco warned that the messages pretending to be from him and other top influencers are scams.

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December 05, 2018

Those are NOT your grandchildren! FTC warns of new scam

Grandkid imposters are managing to finagle a skyrocketing amount of money out of people, the FTC warns.

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