Angela Moscaritolo reports: Miami-based budget smartphone maker Blu has settled with the Federal Trade Commission over spyware allegations. The company was accused of misleading customers and putting their data at risk by allowing a third-party service provider to send their text messages, real-time location information, and other personal information to a server in China. Blu…
Category: Govt
UK parliament’s call for Zuckerberg to testify goes next level
Oh look. The UK parliament is learning how to play hardball! Natasha Lomas reports: The UK parliament has issued an impressive ultimatum to Facebook in a last-ditch attempt to get Mark Zuckerberg to take its questions: Come and give evidence voluntarily or next time you fly to the UK you’ll get a formal summons to…
FTC Nominees Confirmed by Senate
Hunton Privacy Blog reports: On April 26, 2018, the U.S. Senate confirmed by unanimous consent all five pending nominees to the Federal Trade Commission. Once installed, the agency will have a full complement of Commissioners for the first time in nearly three years. The FTC will be comprised of three Republicans — Joseph Simons (Chairman),…
FTC Warns Gator Group, Tinitell that Online Services Might Violate COPPA
The staff of the Federal Trade Commission sent letters to two foreign companies that market electronic devices and apps that appear to collect geolocation data from children, warning that the companies may be in violation of the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) Rule. The letters were sent to China-based Gator Group Co., Ltd., and…