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YouTube to comply with US FTC by reportedly removing targeted ads on child-centric videos
Tech2 News Staff •YouTube had been mulling over shifting all its children-related content away from the main platform.
Facebook's request to dismiss lawsuit regarding data breach of 30 mn users rejected
Tech2 News Staff •Turkey's Personal Data Protection Authority has already fined Facebook 1.65 million Liras.
US Justice of Department is preparing an anti-trust investigation of Google: Report
•The probe will focus on accusations that Google gave preference to its own businesses in searches.
FTC urged by child advocates to investigate Amazon Alexa for alleged privacy flaws
•Amazon has been accused of violating the federal Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA).
US court rules that Equifax can be sued for data breach which exposed personal details of about 147 million people
•The lawsuit alleged that Equifax should have known by March 2017 that a security vulnerability existed in computer code but it failed to patch or upgrade its software.
US FTC looking whether free Android is giving an unfair advantage to Google offerings
Fp Archives •The US is looking into whether free Android mobile software is giving an unfair advantage to other Google offerings such as its search engine, the Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday.
U.S. FTC exploring Apple rules for streaming music rivals in App Store
Fp Archives •U.S. government antitrust regulators are looking into claims about whether Apple's treatment of rival streaming music apps is illegal under antitrust law, according to three industry sources.
Groups urge US FTC to investigate YouTube kids video app
Fp Archives •A coalition of consumer and children advocacy groups plans to urge federal regulators to investigate a YouTube video app aimed at children that the groups say disregards long-established safeguards limiting advertising to young audiences.
Label ads better in search results: US FTC tells Google, Yahoo, Microsoft
Fp Archives •The US Federal Trade Commission said on Tuesday it had sent letters to 24 Internet search companies, including giants Google, Microsoft Corp and Yahoo Inc, updating its guidance on advertising practices.
Label ads better in search results: US FTC tells Google, Yahoo, Microsoft
Fp Archives •The US Federal Trade Commission said on Tuesday it had sent letters to 24 Internet search companies, including giants Google, Microsoft Corp and Yahoo Inc, updating its guidance on advertising practices.
