What the fucking fuck… If you’re using ANY health apps, be warned. https:// cyberscoop.com/ftc-rescinds-he alth-app-data-breach-policy/
What the fucking fuck… If you’re using ANY health apps, be warned.
What the fucking fuck… If you’re using ANY health apps, be warned.
The Federal Trade Commission filed suit against telehealth platform Hims & Hers, alleging it shared users' sensitive health information with Meta and Snap without proper consent and trapped consumers in subscriptions. The lawsuit centers on violations of consumer privacy protections.
The Federal Trade Commission extended the public comment deadline for its proposed enforcement policy statement on personalized pricing by seven days to September 25, 2026, as announced on September 3.
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The Federal Trade Commission, along with the states of California and Utah, sued telehealth company Hims & Hers over alleged unauthorized sharing of health data with Meta and Snap, deceptive billing practices, and difficulties canceling subscriptions. Hims & Hers stock fell 10% following the lawsuit announcement.
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission reached a settlement with Zillow and Redfin on August 24, 2026, resolving allegations that the companies made an unlawful 2025 agreement to suppress competition in rental advertising. The settlement requires Redfin to reenter the rental advertising business.
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FTC puts out a proposed policy statement re: personalized pricing (sometimes referred to as "surveillance pricing"). gov/document/FTC...
On August 19, 2026, the Federal Trade Commission proposed a policy requiring retailers to be transparent about using personalized pricing that secretly varies prices based on what individual customers are willing to pay. Companies violating the rule could face federal charges.
FTC Chairman Andrew Ferguson stated on September 26 that AI developers should be liable for the conduct of autonomous agents, citing a rise in AI testing that has resulted in unauthorized access to corporate and government data. Ferguson resisted describing AI agents as fully autonomous actors.
Zillow settled FTC claims on August 24, 2026 that it paid Redfin to exit the apartment listings market, reducing competition and raising landlord costs. The settlement concluded a case the FTC was prepared to argue at trial.
On August 31, 2026, the Federal Trade Commission and 22 state attorneys general filed a lawsuit against Amazon alleging the company secretly charged businesses higher rates for advertising. The action targets what authorities describe as a systematic and undisclosed pricing manipulation.
By August 21, 2026, the Federal Trade Commission cautioned businesses against setting different prices for identical goods based on consumers' personal data analysis, citing potential violations of consumer protection law.
Critics argued on August 21, 2026 that proposed FTC limits on personalized pricing could increase consumer costs and eliminate discounts, despite concerns that the practice is "abhorrent." The debate centres on whether regulation would harm consumers rather than protect them.
Former Federal Trade Commission chair Lina Khan, speaking on September 14–15, 2026, urged prosecution of AI company executives under existing statutes, citing 1934 precedent and asserting that "law enforcers already have authority to charge companies and their CEOs for creating and releasing dangerous, unvetted, or defective products." Khan argued against waiting for new AI-specific regulations.
The Federal Trade Commission filed allegations on September 1–2, 2026 that Amazon illegally manipulated ad auctions across billions of transactions, replacing actual results with higher prices to generate approximately $20 billion in illegal profit. The case centers on Amazon's replacement of legitimate auction outcomes with artificially inflated prices.
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On August 31, the Federal Trade Commission and 22 state attorneys general filed suit against Amazon, alleging the company secretly inflated advertising prices through hidden surcharges affecting over 1 million advertisers. Regulators claim sellers and brands were overcharged by tens of billions of dollars.
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