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New York Attorney General Opens Probe into Capital One Data Breach
New York Attorney General Letitia James announced that her office launched an investigation into the data breach that affected more than 100 million Capital One customers. In a statement, AG…
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Consumer Safety Groups urge FTC, States to investigate Tesla over its Autopilot system
Two consumer safety groups are again requesting the federal and state regulators to open an investigation into Tesla…
By Marivic Cabural SummersFTC slaps Facebook $5 billion for violating users’ privacy
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) officially announced a $5 billion penalty against Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) for mishandling of…
By Marivic Cabural SummersMicrosoft to pay $25M to settle alleged violations of Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) agreed to pay a total of $25 million to settle allegations that its four…
By Catherine DavisEquifax to pay $700 million to settle nationwide complaint related to massive data breach
Equifax agreed to pay up to $700 million to settle a nationwide complaint against it in connection with…
By Marivic Cabural SummersFTC reportedly approves settlement with Google over YouTube’s violation of children’s privacy law
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) already approved a settlement with Google in connection with YouTube’s alleged violations of…
By Marivic Cabural SummersBillionaire Peter Thiel calls for federal investigation of Google for its “seemingly treasonous” actions
Peter Thiel, a billionaire investor and a supporter of President Donald Trump, attacked Google and called on the…
By Marivic Cabural SummersFTC reportedly approves $5B settlement with Facebook over privacy violations
The Federal Trade Commission (FC) approved around $5 billion settlement with Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) over the social media…
By Marivic Cabural SummersNew malware called Agent Smith infected 25 million mobile devices
A new type of malware called Agent Smith silently infected 25 million mobile devices powered by Google’s Android…
By Cedric DentAT&T will soon automatically block unwanted robocalls
AT&T announced that it soon add a new service that will automatically block unwanted robocalls that bother and…
By Cedric DentConsumer advocates want maximum penalty for Google, YouTube over alleged violations of children’s online privacy
Consumer advocates are encouraging the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to take action against Google and YouTube for allegedly…
By Catherine Davis