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Bookmark or Share- Protecting Consumer Privacy and Security - Federal Trade CommissionOur mission is protecting the public from deceptive or unfair business practices and from unfair methods of competition through law enforcement, advocacy, research, and education. Lina M. Khan was sworn in as Chair of the Federal Trade Commission on June 15, 2021. The FTC has been the chief federal agency on privacy policy and enforcement since ...
- FTC Imposes $5 Billion Penalty and Sweeping New Privacy Restrictions on ...The $5 billion penalty against Facebook is the largest ever imposed on any company for violating consumers’ privacy and almost 20 times greater than the largest privacy or data security penalty ever imposed worldwide. It is one of the largest penalties ever assessed by the U.S. government for any violation.
- Privacy and Security Enforcement - Federal Trade CommissionThe FTC has brought legal actions against organizations that have violated consumers’ privacy rights, or misled them by failing to maintain security for sensitive consumer information, or caused substantial consumer injury. In many of these cases, the FTC has charged the defendants with violating Section 5 of the FTC Act, which bars unfair ...
- Fortnite Video Game Maker Epic Games to Pay More Than Half a Billion ..."As our complaints note, Epic used privacy-invasive default settings and deceptive interfaces that tricked Fortnite users, including teenagers and children," said FTC Chair Lina M. Khan. "Protecting the public, and especially children, from online privacy invasions and dark patterns is a top priority for the Commission, and these enforcement ...
- Google and YouTube Will Pay Record $170 Million for Alleged Violations ...The .gov means it’s official. Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.
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