Victims get an email clearly intended to throttle cash awards for the data breach. A bunch of lawyers stand to gain $80 million in the exchange.
Federal Trade Commission
Posted inBooks, Arts and Culture
Google Gets the FTC to Censor Its Own Commissioner
Commissioner Rohit Chopra dissented from a fine against Google for violations of child privacy laws, but the FTC redacted his explanation of how the fine was smaller than the earnings from the violations.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Some Friendly Chats Between Big Tech and Its Regulators
FOIAs of the Federal Trade Commission’s back-and-forth with Google make clear it’s less a regulator than a helpful pal.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
Progressive Group Says It’s Time for the FTC to Investigate the FTC
Is the Federal Trade Commission using the same deceptive advertising practices it’s supposed to police?
Posted inLaw and Justice
The Facebook Settlement Amounts to Bribery of a Federal Agency
The FTC admitted taking a higher settlement figure from Facebook in exchange for declining to depose Mark Zuckerberg.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Trump’s Antitrust Cops Fail to Police Big Business—Again
The day after one regulator announces an investigation into Big Tech, another gives Facebook a wet kiss. It’s all part of a pattern.
Posted inLaw and Justice
The Big Tech Investigations That Should Have Started in 2012
Two missed opportunities from the Federal Trade Commission, on Google and Facebook, led us to the monopoly crisis we face today.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
The Robocall Deluge Is a Case of Government Failure
Why those calls on your phone are more than a nuisance
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
The Corporate Scam that Even Trump Opposes: PBMs
The administration’s welcome proposal to break up pharmacy benefit managers