FTC Accuses Data Broker of Selling Sensitive Location Data August 31, 2022 By Marcy Gordon Federal regulators have sued a data broker they accuse of selling sensitive geolocation data from millions of mobile devices, information...
Facebook Whistleblower Tells Congress ‘Time Is of Essence’ in Social Media Law Reform December 3, 2021 By Marcy Gordon Ex-Facebook employee and whistleblower Frances Haugen implored lawmakers Wednesday to avert the usual congressional stalemates as they weigh proposals to...
Searching for Realistic Ideas That Could Help Tame Big Tech November 2, 2021 By Marcy Gordon Break up Big Tech? How about shrinking the tech companies’ shield against liability in cases where the content they push...
Manufacturers Balk at ‘Right to Repair’ Initiative by Biden Administration July 26, 2021 By Marcy Gordon Americans would be freer to repair their broken cellphones, computers, videogame consoles and even tractors themselves, or to use independent...
FBI Says Don’t Pay Ransom While Tax Advisors Say Payment May Be Tax Deductible June 21, 2021 By Alan Suderman and Marcy Gordon WASHINGTON — As ransomware attacks surge, the FBI is doubling down on its guidance to affected businesses: Don’t pay the...
Critics Hit SEC Revamp of Wall Street Whistleblower Program October 14, 2019 By Marcy Gordon A federal agency is moving with little fanfare to revamp one of the most successful whistleblower programs in the government,...
Senators Eye Making Tech Giants Reveal How Much Customers’ Data Is Worth June 26, 2019 By Marcy Gordon As Congress bears down on big tech companies, two senators want to force giants like Google, Facebook and Amazon to...
A U.S. Privacy Law Could Be Good for Google, but Bad for You October 3, 2018 By Marcy Gordon and Matt O'Brien U.S. Congress is taking the first steps toward setting national rules governing how companies use consumers data – although one...
Health Insurer CEOs Defend Big Mergers Before Senate September 24, 2015 By Marcy Gordon and Tom Murphy Leaders of two major health insurers planning multibillion dollar acquisitions made their case to Congress this week that bigger can...
FDIC Outlines Strategy For When Big Financial Firms Fail May 14, 2012 By Marcy Gordon The next time a big bank or financial firm fails, regulators hope to avoid a major blow to the economy...