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WASHINGTON, DC – MAY 15: Federal Trade Commission Chairman Andrew Ferguson testifies before the House Appropriations Committee Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government in the Rayburn House Office Building on May 15, 2025 in Washington, DC. The Subcommittee held an oversight hearing on the U.S. Federal Trade Commission. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

FTC warns tech companies not to weaken encryption, free speech practices for foreign governments

Chair Ferguson cited the E.U.’s Digital Service Act and the U.K.’s Online Safety Act as statutes that incentivize U.S. tech companies “to censor speech, including speech outside…
SOLVANG, CA – DECEMBER 2: Tourists flock to this Danish-themed town to view the colorful lights of the Christmas holiday season and to dine on aebleskivers, ice cream, and baked goods as viewed on December 2, 2023, in Solvang, California. Following the notoriety from the Academy Award-winning film Sideways, this buccolic farming region north of Santa Barbara has become a popular Wine Country stop for global and domestic tourists traveling between San Francisco and Los Angeles. (Photo by George Rose/Getty Images)

Hundreds of registered data brokers ignore user requests around personal data

Researchers in California contacted data brokers in their state to exercise their rights under the California Privacy Protection Act. Many didn’t reply, while others threw up barriers.
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SAN FRANCISCO, CA – JUNE 02: Attendees gather at the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference at the Moscone West center on June 2, 2014 in San Francisco, California. Apple CEO Tim Cook kicked off the annual WWDC which is typically a showcase for upcoming updates to Apple hardware and software. The conference runs through June 6. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Apple pulls end-to-end encryption feature from UK after demands for law enforcement access 

Apple’s choice has caused some U.S. encryption defenders to worry about how the company may respond to similar requests from other governments.
Chairman Michael Turner (R-OH) speaks at a hearing with the House (Select) Intelligence Committee in the Cannon Office Building on March 12, 2024 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

House Intel Republicans request FBI, SEC briefing on Temu

The members cited concerning news reports, including the exploitation of a zero-day vulnerability by parent company Pinduoduo in 2023.
An FTC report examining the business practices of nine tech and social media companies concluded that the services “pose unique risks to children and teens” and that tech companies’ self-regulation efforts have been a failure. (Credit Peter Cade via Getty Images)

FTC details how streaming services, social media have become ‘mass surveillance’ machines 

A review of nine companies’ business practices found that using their services was just the beginning of vast data collection efforts.
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