TracFone busted on data throttling charges, must pay $40 million fine
The FTC arrived at a $40 million settlement with TracFone Wireless, which was accused of making false unlimited data claims for customers.
Apple flexes its muscles in D.C. with redoubled lobbying
Apple's lobbying presence in Washington D.C. has increased dramatically in recent years, as the company branches out into health and mobile payments.
Another one bites the dust: T-Mobile pays $90M fine over cramming charges
T-Mobile paid a $90 million fine for cramming charges to the FTC in late December. AT&T paid a similar fine back in October, and Sprint is up next.
FTC calls out Sony on false advertising for Vita, demands payback for early adopters
Sony has been ordered by the FTC to compensate early adopters of the PS Vita because of advertising that was misleading about the system's capabilities.
Is your health data safe on the Apple Watch? The FTC investigates
The FTC questioned Apple on the security of users' health data on the Apple Watch and HealthKit app.
FTC files lawsuit against Amazon about in-app purchases made by children
The FTC filed a lawsuit against Amazon, with the agency alleging that the e-commerce giant did wrong when it comes to in-app purchases.
FTC singles out T-Mobile over fraudulent charges, John Legere bites back
The FTC is singling out T-Mobile for premium SMS charges on customer's accounts, accusing the carrier of fraud. CEO John Legere won't have it, though.
FTC approves Facebook’s acquisition of Oculus VR
The Federal Trade Commission has approved Facebook's purchase of virtual reality company Oculus VR, Inc.
A flashlight app stole 50-100 million people’s location data, gets a slap on the wrist
The Federal Trade Commission gave the equivalent of a finger wagging to Brightest Flashlight developer GoldenShores Technologies for selling location data.
The FTC is still as worried about Facebook’s privacy issues as we are
The FTC approved Facebook's purchase of WhatsApp, but so long as both companies adhere to a specific agreement made back in 2012.
FTC clears Google’s $3.2B acquisition of Nest
The FTC and the Department of Justice's Antitrust division have given Mountian View the green light on its recent acquisition of Nest.
Facebook presses pause on privacy updates as complaints intensify
Facebook will have to wait to roll out its new privacy updates.
Privacy organization files FTC complaint against Snapchat
Snapchat's problems with its glaring loopholes are mounting, and this time its fate may end up in the hands of the FTC after EPIC's complaint.
Watch out, the FTC says sneaky data brokers may illegally sell your data
Some data brokers are up to no good. What you need to know about your data.
FTC finds that the video game industry is adept at keeping Mature games out of kids’ hands
Video game retailers came out on top in a new FTC study, with vast majority of retailers blocking the sale of Mature-rated content from being sold to kids.
Google dodges FTC antitrust lawsuit with changes to search, patents, ads
Google and the U.S. Federal Trade Commission have reached an agreement that brings to end a two-year antitrust investigation of the Internet search giant.
