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Zuckerberg vs Meta Shareholders In $8 Billion Trial Over Privacy Violations
An $8 billion trial by Meta Platforms shareholders against Mark Zuckerberg kicks off on Wednesday over claims that they illegally harvested the data of Facebook users in violation of a 2012 agreement with the US Federal Trade Commission.
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Google Said to Have Asked FTC to Break Up Microsoft's Cloud Deal With OpenAI
Google has asked the US government to break up Microsoft's exclusive agreement to host OpenAI's technology on its cloud servers. The conversation reportedly happened after the US Federal Trade Commission asked Google about Microsoft's business practices as part of a broader investigation.
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Meta Pushes Back Against FTC Effort to Toughen Privacy Order
A Meta lawyer told the FTC’s five commissioners at a hearing Tuesday that the consumer protection agency doesn’t have authority to modify the agreement without the company’s consent.
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Microsoft vs FTC: US Court Rejects FTC's Request to Halt Takeover of Call of Duty Maker Activision Blizzard
A US federal court on Thursday rejected the Federal Trade Commission's request that it order Microsoft to temporarily hold off on closing its $69 billion (roughly Rs. 5,65,480 crore) purchase of Activision Blizzard, a court filing showed. Any outstanding regulatory hurdle makes it more likely the agreement between Microsoft and Activision will exp...
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FTC Says Meta Misled Parents on Child Protection Measures, Proposes Ban on Profiting From Minors' Data
The US Federal Trade Commission on Wednesday accused Meta's Facebook of misleading parents about protections for children and proposed tightening an existing agreement on privacy to include a ban on making money from minors' data.
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Nvidia Asks Chinese Regulators to Approve $40 Billion Arm Deal: Report
Nvidia has submitted an application to Chinese competition regulators to review a $40-billion (roughly Rs. 2,91,290 crores) takeover of UK chip designer Arm as per a report citing people familiar with the matter.
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Facebook May Have Vastly Overpaid in Data Privacy Settlement, Court Filing Shows
Facebook may have paid $4.9 billion (roughly Rs. 35,680 crore) more than the maximum penalty it faced under a settlement agreement with regulators related to allegations it mishandled user privacy, according to a court ruling.
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US Said to Probe Allegations TikTok Violated Children's Privacy
The Federal Trade Commission and the US Justice Department are looking into allegations that popular app TikTok failed to live up to a 2019 agreement aimed at protecting children's privacy, according to two people interviewed by the agencies.
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TikTok Violated Agreement on Child Protection, Activists Allege
A coalition of consumer groups filed a complaint Thursday with US regulators claiming the popular video app TikTok has failed to live up to an agreement last year limiting data collection from children.
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US FTC Said to Approve $5-Billion Facebook Fine Over Privacy Issues
The US Federal Trade Commission approved a roughly $5 billion settlement with Facebook this week over its investigation into the social media company's handling of user data.
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Zuckerberg vs Meta Shareholders In $8 Billion Trial Over Privacy Violations
An $8 billion trial by Meta Platforms shareholders against Mark Zuckerberg kicks off on Wednesday over claims that they illegally harvested the data of Facebook users in violation of a 2012 agreement with the US Federal Trade Commission.
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Google Said to Have Asked FTC to Break Up Microsoft's Cloud Deal With OpenAI
Google has asked the US government to break up Microsoft's exclusive agreement to host OpenAI's technology on its cloud servers. The conversation reportedly happened after the US Federal Trade Commission asked Google about Microsoft's business practices as part of a broader investigation.
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Meta Pushes Back Against FTC Effort to Toughen Privacy Order
A Meta lawyer told the FTC’s five commissioners at a hearing Tuesday that the consumer protection agency doesn’t have authority to modify the agreement without the company’s consent.
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Microsoft vs FTC: US Court Rejects FTC's Request to Halt Takeover of Call of Duty Maker Activision Blizzard
A US federal court on Thursday rejected the Federal Trade Commission's request that it order Microsoft to temporarily hold off on closing its $69 billion (roughly Rs. 5,65,480 crore) purchase of Activision Blizzard, a court filing showed. Any outstanding regulatory hurdle makes it more likely the agreement between Microsoft and Activision will exp...
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FTC Says Meta Misled Parents on Child Protection Measures, Proposes Ban on Profiting From Minors' Data
The US Federal Trade Commission on Wednesday accused Meta's Facebook of misleading parents about protections for children and proposed tightening an existing agreement on privacy to include a ban on making money from minors' data.
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Nvidia Asks Chinese Regulators to Approve $40 Billion Arm Deal: Report
Nvidia has submitted an application to Chinese competition regulators to review a $40-billion (roughly Rs. 2,91,290 crores) takeover of UK chip designer Arm as per a report citing people familiar with the matter.
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Facebook May Have Vastly Overpaid in Data Privacy Settlement, Court Filing Shows
Facebook may have paid $4.9 billion (roughly Rs. 35,680 crore) more than the maximum penalty it faced under a settlement agreement with regulators related to allegations it mishandled user privacy, according to a court ruling.
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US Said to Probe Allegations TikTok Violated Children's Privacy
The Federal Trade Commission and the US Justice Department are looking into allegations that popular app TikTok failed to live up to a 2019 agreement aimed at protecting children's privacy, according to two people interviewed by the agencies.
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TikTok Violated Agreement on Child Protection, Activists Allege
A coalition of consumer groups filed a complaint Thursday with US regulators claiming the popular video app TikTok has failed to live up to an agreement last year limiting data collection from children.
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US FTC Said to Approve $5-Billion Facebook Fine Over Privacy Issues
The US Federal Trade Commission approved a roughly $5 billion settlement with Facebook this week over its investigation into the social media company's handling of user data.
