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Ads watchdog files FTC complaint against X, formerly Twitter, over unlabeled ads
TechCrunch· 7 months agoX, formerly Twitter, was caught running unlabeled ads on its platform in September. An independent...
FTC Fines GoodRx $1.5M for Sending Your Medication Data to Facebook and Google for Ads
Gizmodo via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe Federal Trade Commission took historic action against the medication discount service GoodRx...
A simple way to fix search: Bright pink ads
Business Insider via Yahoo Finance· 7 months agoGoogle, Tyler Le/Insider There's a lot of angst these days about the declining quality of online search. The steady encroachment of poorly labeled ads...
EU wants Google to break up its online ad business
Yahoo Finance· 12 months agoThe European Union's antitrust watchdog wants Alphabet's Google (GOOG, GOOGL) to sell part of its online ad business, meaning the tech giant now faces...
FTC files lawsuit to block Microsoft's $69 billion Activision Blizzard deal
Yahoo Finance via AOL· 12 months agoMicrosoft’s (MSFT) planned acquisition of “Call of Duty” maker Activision Blizzard (ATVI) is facing...
GoodRx broke its promise. Health app shared users' data without permission | Opinion
The Commercial Appeal via Yahoo News· 9 months agoThe Federal Trade Commission has taken its first-ever enforcement action against a company for...
GoodRx illegally shared health data with tech giants to target ads, government alleges
The Hill via Yahoo News· 1 year agoTelemedicine company GoodRx allegedly shared sensitive personal health information with Google,...
The Feds Aren’t Just Going After Google and Amazon. They’re Suing the Garbage Internet.
Slate via Yahoo News· 8 months agoPhoto illustration by Slate. Photos by Tainar/iStock/Getty Images Plus and Billy Huynh/Unsplash....
Abortion rights vs Big Tech: A major privacy win against “corporate surveillance”
Salon via Yahoo News· 5 months agoLina Khan Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images In a significant victory for the privacy of people seeking...
Scams that all Missouri residents should be aware of
KSNF Joplin via Yahoo News· 3 months agoJOPLIN, Mo. — A new study has revealed the most common types of fraud in Missouri, with scams relating to Imposter Scams being the most common. The...