Sabrina Willmer and Leah Nylen report: Meta Platforms Inc. sued the US Federal Trade Commission claiming its in-house trials violate the Constitution and asked a court to immediately halt the agency’s bid to change a 2020 privacy settlement. The social networking giant filed the suit in Washington federal court seeking a halt to FTC proceedings related to Meta’s…
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Elon Musk and X can’t escape FTC government oversight, judge rules
Brian Fung reports: A federal judge said Thursday he would not intervene in a dispute between X owner Elon Musk and the Federal Trade Commission in an ongoing agency investigation of the social media giant that has triggered intense public scrutiny. The decision means Musk may be forced to cooperate with federal investigators who are…
Lewisburg residents turn to the ACLU to protect their right to privacy
Isabela Weiss reports: In Lewisburg, residents say their local officials violated their right to privacy through their complicated Social Gathering Ordinance. The ordinance requires residents to file five business days in advance for a permit to hold gatherings with 25 or more people if alcohol is served. Residents reached out to the Pennsylvania American Civil…
T-Mobile sued after employee stole nude images from customer phone during trade-in
Gabrielle Fonrouge reports: T-Mobile is once again being accused of failing to protect sensitive consumer data after an employee at one of its retail stores stole nude images from a customer’s phone when she came to trade in an old device, according to a lawsuit filed Friday. The incident is similar to at least eight others levied against T-Mobile in…