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"Destroy all location data": FTC head Lina Khan takes on data brokers with groundbreaking medical tracking ban

Senator Elizabeth Warren, an antitrust hawk, expressed disappointment with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission's decision to allow pharmaceutical firm Amgen to move forward with its acquisition of Horizon Therapeutics. Warren, a Democrat, has staunchly supported the FTC and Justice Department's tougher stance on mergers under President Joe Biden. In a rare break with the Biden administration's antitrust enforcers, she urged them to get even tougher.

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has allowed Amgen to continue its $27.8 billion acquisition of Horizon Therapeutics, while preventing the drugmaker from using anticompetitive tactics to extend the market dominance of two Horizon drugs. The agreement, announced on Friday, ends months of uncertainty over the deal since the FTC in May filed a lawsuit over concerns that Amgen would leverage its drugs to secure favorable insurance coverage terms for Horizon's thyroid eye disease treatme...

Microsoft settles FTC charges for $20 million over illegal collection of personal information from children without parental consent.

The settlements resolve long-standing claims that the First Nations did not receive all the lands owed to them under Treaty 8, which they signed in 1899, government officials said.

BetterHelp provides millions of Americans with mental health services. A federal agency says the company broke its promise to keep information secure.

A California-based lead generation company settled with the FTC for $1.5 million over privacy violations. The FTC argued the company deceptively acquired consumer personal information and improperly shared information under the guise of connecting consumers with lenders.

A California-based lead generation company settled with the FTC for $1.5 million over privacy violations. The FTC argued the company deceptively acquired consumer personal information and improperly shared information under the guise of connecting consumers with lenders.

Thursday, February 18, 2021 Many digital health app developers offering health and wellness solutions directly to consumers may find themselves in a space unregulated by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (“HIPAA”). While potentially outside the scope of HIPAA, developers in this space are reminded of the risks stemming from other federal and state privacy and security laws, including unfair or deceptive abuse acts and practices (UDAAP) laws. A recent Federal ...

The company declined, however, to comment specifically on the ftc settlement negotiations, shepard. >> shepard: $22.5 million for google is, like, what 35 cents for you and me. even after its over, google may not be out of trouble here. >> thats right. its five hours of revenue for google, by the way. the ftc continues to investigate google for alleged antitrust violations. the company allegedly manipulated search results to favor its own products. about this case, google says it is happy to exp...