FTC CHAIR SAYS COMMISSION ‘VERY INTERESTED’ IN GOOGLE EU FINE AdAge The chairman of U.S. Federal Trade Commission said Wednesday that the agency is “very interested” in learning more about the European Union’s record...
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READ MOREGoogle fined a record $5 billion by the EU for Android antitrust violations The Verge Tom Warren Google has been hit with a record-breaking €4.3 billion ($5 billion) fine by EU regulators for breaking antitrust laws. The European Commission says...
READ MOREIs YouTube watching your kids? Advocates claim company collected data on millions of children WRAL Monica Laliberte Many companies pay for statistics about online users, and Consumers Union warns parents that children who use YouTube to watch...
READ MOREBaby Formula Industry Has A Long History Of Undermining Breastfeeding Moms Huffington Post Eleanor Goldberg Breastfeeding advocates were outraged this week after The New York Times reported that the U.S. took drastic measures to try to block an...
READ MOREHow Smart TVs in Millions of U.S. Homes Track More Than What’s On Tonight New York Times Sapna Maheshwari The growing concern over online data and user privacy has been focused on tech giants like Facebook and devices like smartphones. But...
READ MOREJune 21, 2018 Instagram’s New Video Feature at Risk of Violating FTC Advertising Rules Statement of Kristen Strader, Campaign Coordinator, Public Citizen’s Commercial Alert Note: This week, Instagram released a new video app, IGTV, which allows...
READ MOREIt Was Supposed to Be an Unbiased Study of Drinking. They Wanted to Call It ‘Cheers.’ The New York Times Roni Caryn Rabin The director of the nation’s top health research agency pulled the plug on a study of alcohol’s health effects without...
READ MOREJune 18, 2018 Budweiser’s World Cup Ad Campaign on Snapchat Is Dangerous for Public Health Statement of Kristen Strader, Campaign Coordinator, Public Citizen’s Commercial Alert Note: This week, Budweiser is rolling out a new campaign on Snapchat...
READ MORE‘Impenetrable’ World of Student Data Brokers a Major Concern, Study Says Education Week Benjamin Herold The K-12 world is subject to a murky marketplace of commercial data brokers who traffic in sensitive information involving...
READ MOREUS blocks UN health panel from backing taxes on sugar drinks ABC News JAMEY KEATEN AND MARIA CHENG The Trump administration has torpedoed a plan to recommend higher taxes on sugary drinks, forcing a World Health Organization panel to back off the...
READ MORER.I. lawmakers pass bill to ban advertising unhealthy foods on school property 7 News Boston Lawmakers in Rhode Island passed legislation that will forbid advertising unhealthy foods and drinks on school property. The House of Representatives...
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