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Uber Agrees to Expanded Privacy and Security Settlement with FTC

2018-04-14

The FTC has announced that Uber Technologies, Inc. has agreed to expand the proposed settlement it reached with the agency last year over charges that the ride-sharing company deceived consumers about its privacy and data security practices. After the announcement of last year’s proposed settlement, the FTC learned that Uber had failed to disclose a significant breach … Read more

BREAKING: Senators Want FTC Investigation Into Bogus Social Media Followers

2018-02-01

Reports are that two senators are asking the Federal Trade Commission to investigate a company that sells allegedly fake Twitter followers, retweets, likes and other social media actions. This comes in the wake of a New York Times report that revealed that dozens of public figures may have purchased social media followers. Sens. Jerry Moran and … Read more