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11/27/2019
Democratic Senators Up Online Protections with COPRA Introduction
Senate Commerce ranking member Maria Cantwell (D-WA) along with sens Brian Schatz (D-HI), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Ed Markey (D-MA) announced privacy legislation establishing privacy rights and improvements to data security safeguards for online shoppers.
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11/06/2019
AT&T Pays FTC Fine Over Throttling Allegations
AT&T has agreed to pay a $60mln settlement to the FTC over allegations that it misled millions of smartphone customers by charging them for unlimited data plans while actually reducing their speeds.
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09/05/2019
YouTube Fined $170 Million for COPPA Violations
Google has agreed to a $170mln settlement with the FTC and NY Attorney General Letitia James over YouTube’s alleged violations of the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act.
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08/12/2019
Reports Suggest White House Considering FCC Role in Social Media
Talk of potentially giving the FCC a say in social media platforms such as Facebook and Twitter is in an executive order called “Protecting Americans from Online Censorship.”
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08/05/2019
Dem Sens Propose Monopolization Deterrence Bill
The newly proposed Monopolization Deterrence Act would allow harsher penalties for companies that violate antitrust law (up to 30%) and allow the DOJ and FTC to seek civil penalties for offences.
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07/25/2019
Reaction to Facebook’s FTC Settlement
The FTC charges Facebook $5bln but Sen Ed Markey (D-MA) called the $5bln fine a slap on the wrist, implying more needs to be done to protect users’ privacy.