Arbitrary Decisions Undermine Social Networks
Businesses come under political fire when they lose popular support. The increase in hostility to social networks has been both rapid and ironic.
Zoom ‘Undermined’ Security of Users; Settles with FTC
The video conferencing service often boasted about end-to-end 256-bit encryption which was neither end-to-end nor 256-bit.
US Threatens to Cut Off Four More Telcos for Spreading COVID-19 Spam
The FCC and FTC accused telcos in Canada, the UK and USA of either originating or transmitting fraudulent robocalls.
3 US Gateway Telcos Threatened With Total Block Unless They Stop Spreading Coronavirus Spam
The international gateway providers were given 48 hours to end the flow of scam robocalls that originated overseas.
AT&T to Pay $60mn Compensation for Throttling Customers on ‘Unlimited’ Mobile Data Plans
Data speeds were turned down for 3.5mn customers whose usage exceeded a threshold that was not advertised.
Record $170mn Fine after Google and YouTube Abused Kids’ Privacy
Chairman Joe Simons of the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) defended a settlement that some commentators called ‘meager’.
US Takes Action to Stop Robocall Scams
Regulators in the USA want tech and comms companies to develop new ways to prevent illegal automated calls that result in billions of dollars of fraud each year.
Dish Network Fined $280mn for Telemarketing Calls
The judge considered the penalty justified because of ‘millions and millions’ of sales calls made to people on the USA’s National Do Not Call Registry.
FTC Privacy Report Pushes Do-Not-Track
The United States’ Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has completed its final commission report on protecting consumer privacy; you can download it from here. One key…