FTC Confirms Facebook Investigation
Tom Pahl, Acting Director of the Federal Trade Commission's Bureau of Consumer Protection, confirmed the Commission's investigation on Facebook's privacy practices following a week...
FCC to Hand Over Internet Oversight to FTC
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) plans to turn over oversight of internet service providers to another federal agency as it plans to vote...
FTC Charges Qualcomm With Monopolizing Semiconductor Device Used in Cell Phones
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has filed a complaint in federal district court charging Qualcomm Inc. with using anticompetitive tactics to maintain its monopoly...
FTC Sues D-Link Over Security Issues In Routers, Cameras
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission filed a lawsuit against D-Link on Thursday, accusing the company of failing to take steps to protect its routers...
FCC And FTC Launch Inquiry into Mobile Device Security
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and the Federal Trade Commission (FCC) jointly wrote to Apple, AT&T, Alphabet, Sprint, Verizon Communications and others, enquiring how they...
FTC Charges Volkswagen Deceived Consumers with Its "Clean Diesel" Campaign
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has charged that Volkswagen Group deceived consumers with the advertising campaign it used to promote its supposedly "clean diesel"...
FTC To Probe Google Over Android: report
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is investigating whether Google stifled competitors' access to its Android mobile-operating system, Bloomberg reports. FTC officials have...
FTC Charges DIRECTV With Deceptively Advertising
The Federal Trade Commission has charged DIRECTV, the country’s largest provider of satellite television services, with deceptively advertising a discounted 12-month programming package. FTC claims...
Mobile Provider TracFone to Pay $40 Million to Settle FTC Charges
TracFone, the largest prepaid mobile provider in the U.S., has agreed to pay $40 million to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to settle charges that...
FTC Says Snapchat Deceived Consumers
Messaging startup Snapchat has settled charges with U.S. regulators accusing it of deceiving consumers by promising that photos sent on its service disappeared forever after...
