Disney to pay $10 million to settle FTC lawsuit accusing it of allowing data collection on kids
The Walt Disney Co. will pay $10 million to settle a Federal Trade Commission lawsuit claiming the entertainment company allowed personal data to be collected on children.
Google to pay $425 million after years of improper spying on smartphone activity
A federal jury ordered Google to pay $425.7 million for invading users' privacy by collecting data on millions of users who had turned off a tracking feature.
Disney to pay $10M for collecting kids' data
Federal Trade Commission Bureau of Consumer Protection director Chris Mufarrige breaks down FTC's settlement against Disney over collecting kids' data on 'The Bottom Line.'
Nonprofit hits Apple with FTC complaint over harmful content for kids
Digital Childhood Institute accuses Apple of marketing unsafe apps to children and enabling collection of minors' sensitive data without parental consent.
Nebraska AG files lawsuit against Chinese e-commerce company Temu
Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers details his lawsuit against Chinese e-commerce company Temu and Republican attorneys general slamming California leadership over the Los Angeles anti-ICE riots on 'Mornings with Maria.'
Google to pay Texas $1.4B to settle claims of unauthorized tracking, collecting of private data
Google will pay $1.4 billion to Texas to settle a lawsuit claiming the company collected users' data without permission, state Attorney General Ken Paxton said.
Data from 23andMe bankruptcy could be 'very harmful' to a lot of Americans, Rep. Comer warns
Rep. James Comer, R-Ky., on 23andMe data privacy concerns, his invitation for sanctuary governors to testify before lawmakers and whether NPR and PBS should have funding stripped.
Smartphones are secretly listening to you, reveals tech expert
Tech expert Kurt 'CyberGuy' Knutsson explains how to find out which apps are eavesdropping on your conversations on 'The Evening Edit.'
Meta, X and Snap submit joint letter signaling support for age verification bill to protect teens
Meta, X, and Snap Inc. signed a letter urging the South Dakota Senate Judiciary Committee to sign a bill placing new age verification restrictions on apps.
Instagram releases teen accounts with built-in privacy, parental controls
Instagram launched a new Teen Accounts experience that includes built-in privacy and parental controls that limit teens' app usage and the types of content they interact with.
TikTok hit with federal lawsuit over 'massive-scale' violations of children's privacy
The Justice Department filed a lawsuit against TikTok on Friday alleging the popular social media platform violated a children's online privacy law on a "massive-scale."
Frustrating that this far into Trump shooting investigation we don't have answers: Sen. Marsha Blackburn
Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., discusses the latest in the investigation into the Trump assassination attempt and the DOJ suing TikTok and ByteDance over violating child privacy laws.
FTC probes AI-powered ‘surveillance pricing’ at Mastercard, JPMorgan Chase, McKinsey and others
The FTC announced it will look into companies that offer "surveillance pricing" services powered by AI or similar technology and its potential impact on prices paid by consumers.
Federal lawsuit against TikTok to focus on children's privacy: report
The Justice Department is reportedly planning to focus an upcoming lawsuit against TikTok on the social media platform allegedly violating the privacy rights of children.
X makes social media platform's 'likes' private site-wide
Social media platform X is making the previously public lists of posts users have "liked" private, citing security concerns and a desire to curb social pressure.
Big companies want a ‘seat at the table’ so they can influence legislation on AI: Tomasz Tunguz
Theory Ventures Founder Tomasz Tunguz weighs in on the U.S. government’s latest plan to ask big-name tech executives to serve on an A.I. safety board.
Google to destroy billions of records to settle consumer privacy lawsuit
Google has agreed to a settlement in a class action lawsuit that accused the company of improperly tracking users who used Chrome's incognito mode.
Automakers tracking drivers, sharing data with car insurance companies
Automakers are using vehicles' internet-connection capabilities to track consumers' driving behavior and sharing the data with insurance companies, a new report reveals.
US businesses should be leading the Chinese decoupling, not being destroyed by it: Jonathan DT Ward
Atlas Organization founder Jonathan D.T. Ward assesses Biden's executive order that focuses on the business of selling American's personal info and discusses the extent of Chinese surveillance.
Wyze breach allowed 13,000 customers to peek into other's homes
Wyze Labs said that a security lapse occurred last week that exposed about 13,000 users' camera footage to other users after a glitch occurred while its system recovered from an outage.