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| July 5, 2022
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Facebook Hit with Record $5B Fine Over Privacy Breaches
The Federal Trade Commission’s settlement resolves its investigation into how the company lost control over user data.
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Lauren Muskett
| July 24, 2019
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Risk & Compliance
Reckitt Benckiser to Pay $1.4B in U.S. Opioid Treatment Settlement
The company made a deal to resolve federal investigations into the sales and marketing of an opioid addiction treatment by its former business Indivior.
By
Lauren Muskett
| July 11, 2019
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Risk & Compliance
Canon, Toshiba Fined Over Antitrust Violations
The companies allegedly structured a deal so it would not be delayed by U.S. pre-merger notification laws.
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Matthew Heller
| June 11, 2019
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Technology
Facebook Sets Aside $3B for Possible FTC Fine
Facebook says the charge it took in the first quarter is a reasonable estimate of what it would cost to resolve an FTC privacy investigation.
By
Matthew Heller
| April 25, 2019
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Technology
Don’t Break Up Big Tech Firms: Former Antitrust Regulator
Calls for regulating companies like Amazon, Facebook, and Google out of existence are misguided, says Canada's former competition commissioner.
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David McCann
| April 22, 2019
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Technology
Dems Propose Screening Algorithms for Bias
The Algorithmic Accountability Act would require companies to ensure their automated decision-making systems comply with discrimination law.
By
Matthew Heller
| April 11, 2019
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Technology
FTC Unveils Antitrust Task Force Targeting Tech
“The FTC needs to get past its laser-focus on consumer prices, and figure out what competitive harm means in today’s tech markets.”
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Matthew Heller
| February 27, 2019
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Financial Performance
Loan Originations Boost LendingClub Earnings
The company's Q1 results may fuel hopes that it “can shake off the effects of a two year-old governance scandal and a big regulatory squeeze.”
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Matthew Heller
| May 8, 2018
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Risk & Compliance
LendingClub Accused of Hiding Upfront Fees
The FTC says the lender collected “hundreds or even thousands of dollars” as an upfront fee while telling consumers it charged "no hidden fees" on loans.
By
Matthew Heller
| April 25, 2018
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Risk & Compliance
FTC Challenges Sale of Wesson Cooking Oil
The commission says JM Smucker's proposed purchase of the brand from Conagra would lead to higher prices for retailers and consumers.
By
Matthew Heller
| March 6, 2018
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Risk & Compliance
CFPB Said to Be Icing Probe of Equifax Breach
Failing to investigate the massive data breach would put “145 million Americans at risk [and] is malpractice,” says a top Democrat in the Senate.
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Matthew Heller
| February 5, 2018
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Risk & Compliance
Trump Names Antitrust Lawyer to Head FTC
If confirmed, Joseph Simons "will immediately jump into some contentious issues," including calls for greater scrutiny of big internet companies.
By
Matthew Heller
| October 19, 2017
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Risk & Compliance
Uber Settles FTC Case Over Privacy Violations
"Our order requires a culture of privacy sensitivity for Uber," Acting FTC Chair Maureen Ohlhausen says of the settlement.
By
Matthew Heller
| August 15, 2017
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M&A
Fantasy Sports Platforms Terminate Merger
The FTC, which had moved to block the combination of FanDuel and DraftKings, calls the termination “a clear win for American consumers.”
By
Matthew Heller
| July 13, 2017
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Regulation
Walgreens Scraps Rite Aid Merger
Under a scaled-down deal, Walgreens would buy roughly half of Rite Aid’s stores.
By
William Sprouse
| June 29, 2017
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