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FTC: Companies Are Using Your Data to Set Individualized Prices
The FTC report says that "Americans deserve to know how their private data is being used to set the prices they pay and whether firms are charging different people different prices for the same good or service.
FTC says partnerships like Microsoft-OpenAI raise antitrust concerns
The Federal Trade Commission said in a staff report issued Friday that there are potential competitive issues in partnerships between big tech companies
This property manager operating in Wisconsin is being sued by the FTC. What to know.
The FTC said property manager Greystar charged consumers hidden fees adding up to "hundreds of millions of dollars."
Genshin Impact’s developer to pay $20 million fine to settle FTC charges
The Federal Trade Commission announced on Friday that Genshin Impact developer Cognosphere has agreed to a $20 million settlement and several restrictions on how it sells its loot boxes and manages children’s personal data.
FTC's 'click to cancel' just kicked in, but unsubscribing may not get easier for months - here's why
The ruling, which went into effect this week, requires businesses to make canceling a subscription as easy as signing up for it in the first place
UnitedHealth Charged Cancer Patients 5000%, Bombshell FTC Report Claims
The FTC report found that from 2017 to 2022, three PBMs—UnitedHealth Group's Optum, CVS Health's CVS Caremark and Cigna's Express Scripts—marked up prices at their pharmacies by hundreds or thousands of percent.
FTC sues PepsiCo, alleges 'rigged' soft drink competition
FTC Sues PepsiCo, Alleging It Gave Walmart Unfair Pricing Advantage
Pepsi hurt small businesses by giving big-box retailer financial advantages, the FTC claims
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Genshin Impact Publisher Hit With $20M FTC Fine for Marketing Loot Boxes to Children
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced that companies misleading players about the “true cost of in-game transactions” will be “held accountable.”
FTC Takes On Deere & Co. In New Right-To-Repair Fight
The agency filed suit against Deere over its software repair tool, only available to authorized repair shops, which has led to higher repair costs for users.
FTC refers Snap complaint alleging its chatbot harms young users
In a rare move, the FTC issued a statement that revealed it referred a complaint against Snap to the DOJ, alleging an AI-powered chatbot is harmful to users.
FTC Says Consumer Data Is Behind ‘Surveillance’ Pricing
Major retailers can tailor prices based on customer data including location, demographics or shopping history, the US Federal Trade Commission said in initial study findings, raising concerns about the use of what they termed “surveillance pricing.
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'Shocking' report reveals how 'people’s private data is being used to set the prices they pay'
Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan announced that the FTC released its findings from a study on "how companies track consumer behaviors to inform surveillance pricing." "Last summer @FTC launched an inquiry into whether people's private data is being used to set the prices they pay & whether firms are charging different people different