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Facebook cofounder calls for the break up of Facebook
He proposes Instagram and WhatsApp should be separated from Facebook.
Phone carriers have been selling your data, now there’s a class action lawsuit
Customers want to take back control of their data.
Facebook could be forced to create an independent privacy committee in an agreement with the FTC
Federally approved privacy officials could be on their way to Facebook’s board.
Facebook’s FTC fine could be much higher than the reported $3-5 billion
Although $3 billion is a considerable amount of money, it pales in comparison to other fines issued by the FTC.
The Algorithmic Accountability Act will give tech companies the seemingly impossible task of assessing bias in algorithms
A purely legislative initiative is never going to be enough – strong engagement with the tech industry and the people involved is necessary for the measures to work efficiently.
The feds want Mark Zuckerberg to be held personally responsible for privacy corruption
It would seem that Zuckerberg has serious reasons to be scared.
The fastest-growing worldwide app TikTok just got banned in India
They said the app was encouraging users to produce pornographic and otherwise elicit content.
AT&T, Verizon, and T-Mobile data privacy policies and business models are about to be investigated by the FTC
The FTC would like to know whether ISPs aggregate, anonymize or deidentify information, and what options their consumers have in accessing, correcting or deleting personal data.
Facebook is under criminal investigation for its privacy-invasive, dodgy data deals
Subpoenaed records signal that a criminal investigation into these matters is underway.
The FTC has started tackling fake paid reviews on Amazon.com
Fake paid reviews on Amazon are big business.
New FTC task force is starting to investigate tech monopolies
Many feel that tech companies are getting too big and need to be broken up to maintain a fair market.
Smart TVs and Privacy: How And Why You’re Being Spied on at Home
It would be of no surprise to learn that your smart tv is tracking you.