FTC Streamlines Probes Related to Artificial Intelligence December 22, 2023 Investigations of cases where artificial intelligence (AI) is used to break the law will be streamlined under a new process...
Rite Aid Banned From AI Facial Recognition by FTC After Misuse December 21, 2023 By Leah Nylen Rite Aid Corp. must stop using facial recognition for the next five years as part of a privacy settlement with...
Amazon Asks Judge to Dismiss FTC Lawsuit, Says No Consumer Harm Shown December 11, 2023 By Diane Bartz Amazon.com asked a federal court on Friday to dismiss a U.S. government antitrust lawsuit which accuses the company of using...
Microsoft’s OpenAI Investment Risks Scrutiny From US, UK Regulators December 8, 2023 By Leah Nylen The US Federal Trade Commission is examining the nature of Microsoft Corp.’s investment in OpenAI Inc. and whether it may...
X Corp. Loses Fight to End FTC Privacy Oversight November 21, 2023 By Malathi Nayak X Corp. failed to persuade a federal judge to curb the US Federal Trade Commission’s close watch over the social...
New FTC Court Filing: Amazon Made $1B Through Secret Price Algorithm November 3, 2023 By Diane Bartz, Arriana McLymore and David Shepardson Amazon.com used a series of illegal strategies to boost profits at its online retail empire, including an algorithm that pushed...
Update: FTC Sues Amazon.com for Breaking Antitrust Law and Harming Consumers September 26, 2023 By Diane Bartz The U.S. Federal Trade Commission filed a long-awaited antitrust lawsuit against Amazon.com on Tuesday and asked the court to consider...
FTC Poised to Sue Amazon for Antitrust Violations September 25, 2023 By Leah Nylen The Federal Trade Commission is expected to sue Amazon.com Inc. for antitrust violations next week, according to people familiar with...
FTC Wins Ruling in Deceptive Advertising Case Against Intuit September 5, 2023 By David Shepardson The Federal Trade Commission won an administrative ruling against TurboTax tax software maker Intuit INTU.O after the commission said the...
Deepfake Imposter Scams Are Driving a New Wave of Fraud August 23, 2023 By Nabila Ahmed, Adam Haigh and Ellie Harmsworth Computer-generated children’s voices so realistic they fool their own parents. Masks created with photos from social media that can penetrate...