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The FTC Thinks Data Clean Rooms May Have A Few Dusty Corners

The Federal Trade Commission published a blog post last week warning companies that using a data clean room isn’t some kind of get-out-of-compliance-free card. And the first paragraph is a doozy. “Don ...
MobiHealthNews

FTC suggests stronger data privacy law, HIPAA not enough for health data

This week the Federal Trade Commission published a report focused on privacy and security issues related to the massive Internet of Things (IoT) trend, which includes the growing number of connected ...
Becker's Hospital Review

FTC may be investigating 23andMe, other DTC genetic testing firms over data privacy

The Federal Trade Commission is reportedly investigating various direct-to-consumer genetic testing companies, including market giants 23andMe and Ancestry.com, over concerns related to data sharing ...
JD Supra

Amid Pushback, the FTC Issues Anticipated Report on Data Practices of Social Media and Video Streaming Services

While all five FTC commissioners voted to issue the Report, both Republican commissioners also issued separate statements expressing concerns about specific aspects of the Report. In a separately ...
Ars Technica

FTC: 23andMe buyer must honor firm’s privacy promises for genetic data

Federal Trade Commission Chairman Andrew Ferguson said he’s keeping an eye on 23andMe’s bankruptcy proceeding and the company’s planned sale because of privacy concerns related to genetic testing data ...
JD Supra

FTC Consumer Protection and Privacy Enforcement Series: Practical Tips for When Your Company Gets an FTC CID

Welcome to our new series on Federal Trade Commission (FTC) enforcement, where we will provide practical insights into emerging FTC priority areas for consumer protection and data privacy enforcement.
Android

FTC finds social media companies steal tons of data

The report is based on questions the FTC sent to nine companies in December 2020 under section 6(b) of the FTC Act. The nine companies are Amazon (which owns the gaming platform Twitch), Facebook, ...
adexchanger

FTC Consumer Protection Chief: No Easy Answers On Privacy, ‘Only Trade-Offs’

Chris Mufarrige, director of the FTC's Bureau of Consumer Protection, speaking at the NAD annual conference in Washington, DC on Sept. 17, 2025. (Photo: Brian O ...
KSL

FTC commissioner talks data privacy at Utah Consumer Protection Symposium

SALT LAKE CITY — Since the rise of artificial intelligence, people, businesses and governments across the world have been grappling with what it means for a variety of reasons. One of the biggest ...
Reuters

FTC Chair warns tech firms not to weaken data privacy to comply with EU, UK laws

Aug 21 (Reuters) - The chairman of the U.S. Federal Trade Commission warned Apple (AAPL.O), opens new tab, Alphabet (GOOGL.O), opens new tab, and other technology companies on Thursday that efforts to ...
Retail TouchPoints

FTC Accuses Social Media Services of ‘Vast’ User Surveillance, Lax Privacy Protections

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has issued a damning new report on the data collection and use practices of Twitch, Meta, YouTube, X, Snap, TikTok, Discord, Reddit and WhatsApp. The findings ...