Avast ordered to pay $16.5 million for misuse of user data

The Federal Trade Commission will require software provider Avast to pay $16.5 million and prohibit the company from selling or licensing any web browsing data for advertising purposes to settle charges that the company and its subsidiaries sold such i… Continue reading Avast ordered to pay $16.5 million for misuse of user data

FTC Accuses Avast of Selling Customer Browsing Data to Advertisers

European security vendor Avast is charged with harvesting consumer web browsing data through its browser extension and anti-virus software and “and sold it without adequate notice and without consumer consent.”
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The FTC Believes Microsoft Isn’t Allowed to Lay Anyone Off (Premium)

The U.S. Futile Trade Commission (FTC), er, Federal Trade Commission, is at it again: And you’re not going to believe its latest hissy fit. This ridiculous regulatory body believes that Microsoft’s $69 billion Activision Blizzard acquisition was contin… Continue reading The FTC Believes Microsoft Isn’t Allowed to Lay Anyone Off (Premium)

FTC slams Blackbaud for “shoddy security” after hacker stole data belonging to thousands of non-profits and millions of people

Data and software services firm Blackbaud’s cybersecurity was criticised as “lax” and “shoddy” by the United States Federal Trade Commission (FTC) in a damning post-mortem of the business’s February 2020 data breach.

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FTC Proposes Strengthening Children’s Online Privacy Rules to Address Tracking, Push Notifications

The FTC has proposed strengthening children’s online privacy rules to address tracking and push notifications.
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