FTC to Review AI Chatbot Risks With Focus on Privacy Harms September 5, 2025 By Josh Sisco and Leah Nylen The U.S. Federal Trade Commission plans to study the harms to children and others of AI-powered chatbots like those offered...
Disney Paying $10M to Settle Claim of Allowing Unlawful Collection of Children’s Data September 2, 2025 By Kanishka Singh and Bhargav Acharya Walt Disney will pay $10 million to settle U.S. Federal Trade Commission allegations that the company unlawfully allowed personal data...
Prudential in $100M FTC Settlement Over Unit’s Healthcare Promises August 8, 2025 By Jonathan Stempel Prudential Financial reached a $100 million settlement to resolve U.S. Federal Trade Commission civil charges that its Assurance IQ unit...
Uber Sued by FTC Over ‘Deceptive’ Subscription Sign-Ups April 22, 2025 By Natalie Lung Uber was sued by the Federal Trade Commission, which claims the company hurt consumers through “deceptive billing and cancellation practices”...
Video Game Maker Paying $20 Million in FTC Kid-Privacy Case January 22, 2025 By Josh Sisco and Cecilia D'Anastasio The maker of the popular video game Genshin Impact will pay $20 million to settle claims it violated kids’ privacy...
GM Agrees to 5-Year Ban on Selling Drivers’ Location Data January 21, 2025 By Kanishka Singh, Jody Godoy and David Shepardson U.S. automaker General Motors and its subsidiary OnStar agreed not to disclose sensitive vehicle geolocation and driver behavior data to...
FTC Settles With Data Brokers That Sold Political, Pregnancy Info December 4, 2024 By Jody Godoy Two consumer data brokers that sold information used to track individuals’ religious and political beliefs, pregnancy status and more agreed...
Meta Must Face Trial After Judge Pares Some FTC Claims November 14, 2024 By Leah Nylen Meta Platforms Inc. will face a somewhat scaled-back antitrust trial over its alleged dominance of social networking after a federal...
FTC Sues Fintech App Dave Over Misleading $500 Cash Advance Ads November 7, 2024 By Jody Godoy The U.S. Federal Trade Commission sued financial technology company Dave Inc. in Los Angeles on Tuesday, accusing it of luring...
Lyft to Pay $2 Million to Resolve FTC Suit Over Driver Pay October 28, 2024 By Malathi Nayak and Natalie Lung Lyft Inc. agreed to pay $2.1 million to resolve a lawsuit by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission accusing the ride-hailing...