This week the Federal Trade Commission published a report focused on privacy and security issues related to the massive Internet of Things (IoT) trend, which includes the growing number of connected ...

The US Federal Trade Commission plans to study the harms to children and others of AI-powered chatbots like those offered by OpenAI, Alphabet Inc.’s Google and Meta Platforms Inc., according to people ...

On Jan. 16, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced long-awaited and significant updates to the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) Rule, the ...

Candice's latest rejection email for a housing rental in Washington D.C. looked much like all her others - a generic response ...

Privacy advocates urge the FTC to block Meta’s plan to use chatbot conversations for "tailoring" content and ads served ...

Chris Mufarrige, director of the FTC's Bureau of Consumer Protection, speaking at the NAD annual conference in Washington, DC on Sept. 17, 2025. (Photo: Brian O ...

SALT LAKE CITY — Since the rise of artificial intelligence, people, businesses and governments across the world have been grappling with what it means for a variety of reasons. One of the biggest ...

The BOTS Act allows civil penalties for those who deploy software to breach ticketing safeguards. Enforcement has been ...

Federal Trade Commission Chairman Andrew Ferguson said he’s keeping an eye on 23andMe’s bankruptcy proceeding and the company’s planned sale because of privacy concerns related to genetic testing data ...

The maker of the popular video game Genshin Impact will pay $20 million to settle claims it violated kids’ privacy and deceived players about the cost of winning sought-after prizes, the US Federal ...

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has taken a more assertive stance regarding enforcement of several considerations, most conspicuously about mergers and acquisitions. However, the agency’s push ...