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#FTC to ban Avast from selling browsing data for #advertising purposes
The complaint says #Avast violated millions of consumers' rights by collecting, storing, and selling their browsing data without their knowledge and consent while misleading them that the products used to harvest their data would block online #tracking.
#news #crime #economy #security #software #scandal #internet #browser #fail #consumer #software
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#Amazon Used Secret ‘Project Nessie’ #Algorithm to Raise #Prices
The algorithm was able to track how much Amazon’s power in the e-commerce field would get competitors to move their prices, and in instances in which competitors didn’t move their prices, the algorithm would return Amazon’s prices back down, according to the Journal.
(I don't link to the original source the "Wall Street Journal" because of the paywall.)
Amazon is #neoliberalism in its final stage. It is no longer about manufacturing #costs and fair prices, but only about how to eliminate the #competition with low prices or how high you can rip off your own customers.
#economy #fail #customer #price #online #marketplace #internet #scam #crime #ftc #news #technology #business
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US regulator files anti-trust lawsuit against online retailer Amazon
In a long-expected move, the United States Federal Trade Commission and a collection of 17 states are suing one of the richest companies in the world.Amazon ...#AlJazeera #AlJazeeraEnglish #Amazon #FTC #USregulators #UnitedStatesFederalTradeCommissionFTC #aljazeera #aljazeeraenglish #aljazeeralive #aljazeeravideo #aljazeeraEnglish #aljazeeralatest #aljazeeralive #aljazeeralivenews #latestnews #lawsuit #newsheadlines #onlineretailerAmazon
US regulator files anti-trust lawsuit against online retailer Amazon
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Drizly CEO accountable for alleged security failures
The agency announced Monday that its four commissioners had voted unanimously to issue a proposed order against alcohol delivery platform Drizly and its CEO James Cory Rellas for allegedly failing to implement adequate security measures, which eventually resulted in a data 2020 breach exposing personal information on about 2.5 million consumers.
The FTC claims that despite being alerted to the security concerns two years before the breach, Drizly and Rellas did not do enough to protect their users’ information.
While settlements like this are not that uncommon for the FTC, its decision to name the CEO and have the stipulations follow him beyond his tenure at Drizly exemplifies an approach favored by Democratic Chair Lina Khan. Some progressive enforcers have argued that naming tech executives in their lawsuits should create a stronger deterrence signal for other potential violators.
#Drizly #CEO #FTC #Uber #user #personal_data #security #breach
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Reports show scammers cashing in on #crypto craze
source: https://nitter.it/web3isgreat/status/1532775402468478977
From Super Bowl ads to Bitcoin ATMs, #cryptocurrency seems to be everywhere lately. Although it’s yet to become a mainstream #payment method, reports to the #FTC show it’s an alarmingly common method for scammers to get peoples’ money. Since the start of 2021, more than 46,000 people have reported losing over $1 billion in crypto to scams – that’s about one out of every four dollars reported lost, more than any other payment method. The median individual reported loss? A whopping $2,600. The top cryptocurrencies people said they used to pay scammers were #Bitcoin (70%), #Tether (10%), and #Ether (9%).
#scam #crime #bitcoins #fail #money #finance #blockchain #news #warning
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● NEWS ● #EFF #Stalkerware ☞ EFF Urges #FTC to Investigate Stalkerware App Network Subject of TechCrunch Report https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2022/02/eff-urges-ftc-investigate-stalkerware-app-network-subject-techcrunch-report
● NEWS ● #Techdirt ☞ #FTC Promises To Play Hardball With Robocall-Enabling #VOIP Providers https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20220215/06195848477/ftc-promises-to-play-hardball-with-robocall-enabling-voip-providers.shtml
● NEWS ● #Techdirt ☞ Hypocrisy Rules As Companies Try To Smear New #FTC Nomination Alvaro Bedoya https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20220204/08533848415/hypocrisy-rules-as-companies-try-to-smear-new-ftc-nomination-alvaro-bedoya.shtml
Florian Müller: Can superstar lawyer Tom Goldstein turn #EpicGames v. #Apple around like he did #FTC v. #Qualcomm and Oracle v. Google? ⚓ http://www.fosspatents.com/2022/01/can-superstar-lawyer-tom-goldstein-turn.html ䷉ #fosspatents
● NEWS ● #BroadbandBreakfast #Monopolies ☞ #FTC Mum on Microsoft-Activision Deal, Proposes Review of Merger Guidelines https://broadbandbreakfast.com/2022/01/ftc-mum-on-microsoft-activision-deal-proposes-review-of-merger-guidelines/ http://techrights.org/2021/06/29/microsoft-behind-big-tech-narrative/ http://techrights.org/wiki/Microsoft_influence_in_the_United_States_government
12.01.2022 Klage soll Facebook zerschlagen
Lohnt es sich WhatsApp "zu befreien"?
Die US Kartellbehörde ist einen großen Schritt weitergekommen. Ihre Wettbewerbsklage, mit der sie Facebook zerschlagen will, ist von einem Gericht in Washington angenommen worden. Ziel der Klage ist es, den Kauf von WhatsApp und Instagram durch Mark Zuckerberg rückgängig zu machen.
Der Vorwurf gegen Facebook lautet durch diese Übernahmen unfaire Wettbewerbsbedingungen geschaffen zu haben, in dem Facebook nun eine Monopolstellung einnimmt. Ein Facebook Sprecher ist sich sicher, dass die Tatsachen die Vorwürfe widerlegen würden.
Neben der FTC (Federal Trade Commission) wird die Klägerseite auch durch 40 Bundesstaaten unterstützt. Die Annahme der Klage durch das Gericht ist ein erster kleiner Erfolg, denn noch im letzten Sommer wurde die Klage vom Gericht abgewiesen.
Genauso wichtig, wie der Kampf vor Gericht ist jedoch, dass die Menschen endlich begreifen, dass ihnen mit diesen scheinbar kostenlosen Angeboten ihre Privatsphäre und damit ihr Leben geraubt wird.
Mehr dazu bei https://www.spiegel.de/wirtschaft/unternehmen/instagram-und-whatsapp-richter-laesst-us-kartellklage-gegen-facebook-zu-a-508e5090-69b3-489b-8f1d-10cee0686895
und https://netzpolitik.org/2021/eu-generalanwalt-verbandsklagen-gegen-facebook-sind-zulaessig/
und https://www.merkur.de/wirtschaft/facebook-klage-mark-zuckerberg-datenschutz-cambridge-analytica-whistleblowerin-91066639.html
Link zu dieser Seite: https://www.aktion-freiheitstattangst.org/de/articles/7891-20220112-klage-soll-facebook-zerschlagen.htm
Link im Tor-Netzwerk: http://a6pdp5vmmw4zm5tifrc3qo2pyz7mvnk4zzimpesnckvzinubzmioddad.onion/de/articles/7891-20220112-klage-soll-facebook-zerschlagen.htm
Tags: #Facebook #WhatsApp #Instagram #Alfabet #Google #Metaverse #SozialeNetzwerke #Verhaltensänderung #Regulierung #Zerschlagung #Kartellamt #USA #Meinungsmonopol #Meinungsfreiheit #Verbraucherdatenschutz #FTC #USA
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● NEWS ● #ThreatPost ☞ #FTC to Go After Companies that Ignore #Log4j https://threatpost.com/ftc-pursue-companies-log4j/177368/ it should also go after companies that deploy #microsoft http://techrights.org/2020/06/09/windows-disaster-zones/
old: The #FTC Votes Unanimously to Enforce #RightToRepair | WIRED ⚓ https://www.wired.com/story/ftc-votes-to-enforce-right-to-repair/ ䷉ #wired
● NEWS ● #Techdirt ☞ #FTC To Crack Down On Companies That Make Cancelling Services A Pain In The Ass https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20211117/15040247964/ftc-to-crack-down-companies-that-make-cancelling-services-pain-ass.shtml
● NEWS ● #CommonDreams #Facebook ☞ Opinion | The #FTC Created Facebook—It Has the Power to Take it Down https://www.commondreams.org/views/2021/11/08/ftc-created-facebook-it-has-power-take-it-down
● NEWS ● #TheHill ☞ #FTC examining #Facebook disclosures: report https://thehill.com/policy/technology/578670-ftc-examining-facebook-disclosures-report