Child experts file FTC complaint against Facebook kids’ app
Children’s and public health advocacy groups say Facebook’s kid-centric messaging app violates federal law by collecting kids’ personal information without getting verifiable consent from their parents.
Tronox sues FTC for blocking acquisition
Tronox Corp. has filed suit against the Federal Trade Commission, claiming the regulatory body is deliberating delaying action in an effort to block the mining/chemical company’s efforts to complete a sale which would more than double its sales of titanium dioxide (TiO2).
FTC says AT&T misled customers over data
AT&T is being sued by the government over allegations it misled millions of smartphone customers.
FTC sues Amazon over kids’ app charges
The Federal Trade Commission is suing Amazon over charges that the company has not done enough to prevent children from making unauthorized in-app purchases, according to a complaint filed Thursday in federal court.
Regulators accuse T-Mobile of bogus billing
T-Mobile US knowingly made hundreds of millions of dollars off its customers in potentially bogus charges, federal regulators alleged Tuesday in the first lawsuit of its kind against a wireless provider.
Study: 1 in 4 consumers had error in credit report
One in four consumers found an error in a credit report issued by a major agency, according to a government study released Monday.
Developers worried about new rules for apps
A cellphone game for kids about U.S. geography, “Stack the States,” gets rave reviews from parents. Its creator, Dan Russell-Pinson, considered making the 99-cent app better by adding a feature to allow children to play online against one another. But with the Federal Trade Commission issuing more stringent online child privacy rules, he’s not even pursuing the idea.