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Amazon sued by FTC and 17 states over allegations it inflates online prices and overcharges sellers

The Federal Trade Commission and 17 state attorneys general have filed an antitrust lawsuit against Amazon.

Did your kids buy gear in Fortnite without asking you? The FTC says you could get a refund

The Federal Trade Commission announced late last year that Epic Games would pay $520 million in penalties and refunds to settle complaints revolving around childrenโ€™s privacy and its payment methods that tricked players into making unintended purchases.

US says Elon Musk should not be immune to testifying about the former Twitter

The U.S. government says the former Twitterโ€™s request to end oversight of its data privacy and security practices is โ€œmeritlessโ€ and owner Elon Musk should not be immune to testifying about the company since he has โ€œfirst-hand knowledgeโ€ of the conduct being investigated.

Information theft is on the rise. People are particularly vulnerable after natural disasters

Information theft is on the rise.

Children's advocates ask FTC to investigate Google for targeting ads to kids

Children's advocacy groups including Fairplay and Common Sense Media are asking the Federal Trade Commission to investigate Google, saying the tech giant serves personalized ads to kids on YouTube despite federal law prohibiting the practice.

Investment scams are everywhere on social media. Here's how to spot one

Social media is full of scammers promising guaranteed returns on investment, and consumers lost $3.8 billion to them last year just in the U.S., according to the Federal Trade Commission.

People are losing more money to scammers than ever before. Here's how to keep yourself safe

Business for scammers is booming.

WATCH LIVE: Candace Campos, Mike Holfeld talk โ€˜consent farmsโ€™ on Take 6

The Federal Trade Commission is taking on illegal telemarketing calls and so-called consent farms with a joint task force involving more than 100 federal and state law enforcement partners, including the attorneys general from all 50 states and the District of Columbia.

Twitter seeks end to US oversight of data use as FTC's Lina Kahn goes before House committee

Twitter wants a federal court to end an order imposed by the Federal Trade Commission that limits its data security practices.

FTC appeals judgeโ€™s ruling that would allow Microsoftโ€™s Activision Blizzard takeover

The Federal Trade Commission says it is appealing a judgeโ€™s ruling that would have allowed Microsoft to close its deal to buy video game company Activision Blizzard.

House Republicans interrogate FTC's Khan over regulation of Big Tech

The chair of the Federal Trade Commission has defended her aggressive legal strategy toward the countryโ€™s biggest technology companies as she appeared before the House Judiciary Committee.

Judge declines to block Microsoftโ€™s record $69 billion deal to buy Activision Blizzard

A federal judge has handed Microsoft a major victory by declining to block its looming $69 billion takeover of video game company Activision Blizzard.

Feds sue Amazon for deceptive practices involving Prime enrollment, cancellation

The Federal Trade Commission is suing Amazon for what it calls a yearslong effort to enroll consumers without consent into Amazon Prime and making it difficult for them to cancel their subscriptions.

Microsoft's planned Activision Blizzard merger temporarily blocked by US judge

A federal judge has temporarily blocked Microsoftโ€™s planned $69 billion purchase of video game company Activision Blizzard.

FTC sues to block Microsoftโ€™s takeover of video game maker Activision Blizzard

The Federal Trade Commission has sued to block Microsoft from completing its deal to buy video game company Activision Blizzard, the latest antitrust challenge to the proposed merger but one that could hasten its conclusion.

FTC charges Amazon with privacy violations over Alexa and Ring cameras

Amazon will pay more than $30 million to settle alleged privacy violations involving its voice assistant Alexa and its doorbell camera Ring.

Monopoly concerns push FTC to sue to block Amgen's more than $26B deal for Horizon

Federal regulators are suing to block biotech drug developer Amgenโ€™s more than $26 billion deal for Horizon Therapeutics.

Hereโ€™s what โ€˜vishingโ€™ means and how you can avoid the new phone call con game

Any human is vulnerable to being "vished."

Horse racing poised for new antidoping, medication rules

Horse racingโ€™s new antidoping and medication control program has stumbled out of the starting gate.

FTC: Facebook misled parents, failed to guard kids' privacy

U.S. regulators say Facebook misled parents and failed to protect the privacy of children using its Messenger Kids app.

US officials seek to crack down on harmful AI products

The federal government will โ€œnot hesitate to crack downโ€ on harmful business practices involving artificial intelligence, the head of the Federal Trade Commission warned Tuesday in a message partly directed at the developers of widely-used AI tools such as ChatGPT.

With โ€˜vishingโ€™ scams on the rise, hereโ€™s how you can protect yourself โ€” and your money

Criminals today are using the art of social engineering, which essentially relies on human psychology to hack someone's personal information rather than technical exploits.

Supreme Court lets challenges to federal agencies go forward

The Supreme Court is allowing challenges to the structure of two federal agencies to go forward in federal court.

Privacy fears stymie government surveyors as responses dive

Response rates to federal surveys have been dropping in recent years due to growing public concern about privacy and online scams.

Romance schemes leave victims heartbroken & broke

According to the Federal Trade Commission, 70,000 people reported losing a record $1.3 billion to romance scams in 2022. Now new resources are available for victims.

Insider extra: Crypto con artist took $20K from Florida woman in romance scheme

A Central Florida woman lost $20,000 in a crypto investment scheme that made it appear as though she had earned more than $389,000 dollars in Bitcoin Day trading.

Crypto coaching romance scheme costs Florida woman $20,000

A Central Florida woman lost $20,000 in a crypto investment scheme that made it appear as though she had earned more than $389,000 dollars in Bitcoin Day trading.

FTC probes Twitter data practices after Elon Musk's layoffs

The Federal Trade Commission is investigating Elon Muskโ€™s mass layoffs at Twitter and trying to obtain his internal communications as part of ongoing oversight into the social media companyโ€™s privacy and cybersecurity practices, according to documents described in a congressional report.

BetterHelp shared users' sensitive health data, FTC says

The online counseling service BetterHelp has agreed to return $7.8 million to customers to settle with the Federal Trade Commission for sharing with companies including Facebook and Snapchat health data it had promised to keep private.

Meta to buy VR startup Within after favorable court ruling

A federal judge has sided with Facebook parent Meta and cleared the way for the company to buy virtual reality startup Within Unlimited, the maker of the popular fitness app Supernatural.

FTC fines GoodRx for unauthorized sharing of health data

The Federal Trade Commission has imposed a $1.5 million penalty on telehealth and prescription drug discount provider GoodRx Holdings Inc. for sharing usersโ€™ personal health data with Facebook, Google and other third parties without their consent.

Soaring egg prices prompt demands for price-gouging probe

With egg prices more than doubling in the past year, calls are coming for an investigation into possible price gouging.

Twitter leak exposes 235 million email addresses from hack

Personal emails linked to 235 million Twitter accounts hacked some time ago have been exposed according to Israeli security researcher Alon Gal โ€” making millions vulnerable to having their accounts compromised or identities exposed if they have used the site anonymously to criticize oppressive governments, for instance.

FTC proposes rule that would ban employee noncompete clauses

The Federal Trade Commission is proposing a rule that would prevent employers from imposing noncompete clauses for workers.

Microsoft will fight US over $68.7B Activision Blizzard deal

Microsoft is headed for a battle with the Federal Trade Commission over whether the U.S. will block the tech giantโ€™s planned takeover of video game company Activision Blizzard.

Video gamers sue to stop Microsoft's Activision Blizzard buy

A group of video game players is suing to stop Microsoft from buying video game publisher Activision Blizzard, arguing that the $68.7 billion acquisition would stifle competition and reduce consumer choice.

Fortnite maker to pay $520M for privacy, e-commerce abuses

The maker of the popular Fortnite video game will pay $520 million in penalties and refunds to settle complaints revolving around childrenโ€™s privacy and its payment methods that tricked players into making unintended purchases.

Asian shares advance on back of Wall Street gains

Shares are higher in Asia after an advance on Wall Street led by the latest rally in technology companies.

FTC sues to block Microsoft-Activision Blizzard $69B merger

The Federal Trade Commission on Thursday sued to block Microsoftโ€™s planned $69 billion takeover of video game company Activision Blizzard, saying it could suppress competitors to its Xbox game consoles and its growing games subscription business.

FTC challenges Meta acquisition of VR company in court

Federal regulators opened their campaign to block Facebook parent Metaโ€™s acquisition of a virtual-reality company in a San Jose, California, courtroom.

US lawmakers skeptical grocery merger will mean lower prices

U.S. senators from both parties have expressed skepticism that a proposed merger between grocery giants Kroger and Albertsons will lower prices for consumers.

Appeals court strikes down federal horseracing rules act

A federal appeals court has ruled that Congress gave too much power to a nonprofit authority it created in 2020 to develop and enforce horseracing rules.

Senators to FTC: Probe Twitter security, take needed action

A group of Democratic senators have asked federal regulators to investigate any possible violations by Twitter of consumer-protection laws or data-security commitments.

Meta hits back in fight with FTC over VR company acquisition

Facebook parent Meta struck back in its legal battle with federal regulators over its proposed acquisition of virtual-reality company Within Unlimited and its fitness app Supernatural.

Former Uber security chief guilty of data breach coverup

The former chief security officer for Uber has been convicted of trying to cover up a 2016 data breach in which hackers accessed millions of customer records from the ride-hailing service.

Insider Q&A: Privacy advocate sees growing public alarm

Jeffrey Chester, executive director of the Center for Digital Democracy, has advocated in Washington for privacy protection over the last 25 years, warning U.S. lawmakers and regulators about growing threats to Americansโ€™ online privacy.

FTC says Bezos, Jassy must testify in probe of Amazon Prime

Federal regulators are ordering Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and CEO Andy Jassy to testify in the government's investigation of Amazon Prime.

FTC investigating Amazon's $3.9B purchase of One Medical

The Federal Trade Commission is investigating Amazonโ€™s $3.9 billion acquisition of the primary health organization One Medical, a move that could delay the completion of the deal.

Florida joins FTC crack down on rental-listing platform duping consumers

Six states, and the Federal Trade Commission, are suing a rental listing platform accused of paying for fake positive reviews for people looking for affordable housing.

FTC accuses data broker of selling sensitive location data

Federal regulators have sued a data broker they accuse of selling sensitive geolocation data from millions of mobile devices.

Walmart seeks to dismiss lawsuit by FTC over money transfers

Walmart has filed a motion to dismiss a lawsuit by the Federal Trade Commission that accuses the retailer of allowing its money-transfer services to be used by scam artists.

Amazon: FTC probe hounding Bezos, execs; subpoenas too broad

Amazon has complained to federal regulators that they're hounding company founder Jeff Bezos and senior executives.

FTC looking at rules to corral tech firms' data collection

Whether it's the fitness tracker on your wrist, the โ€œsmartโ€ home appliances in your house or the latest kidsโ€™ fad going viral in online videos, they all produce a trove of personal data for big tech companies.

Watchdog head: Fines may not stop bad behavior by companies

The head of the nationโ€™s financial watchdog is having second thoughts about using fines to deter illegal behavior in the financial industry, saying some companies have gotten so big that the money makes little difference.

FTC acts to block Meta from buying VR company, fitness app

Federal regulators have taken legal action to block Facebook parent Meta and its CEO Mark Zuckerberg from acquiring virtual reality company Within Unlimited and its fitness app Supernatural.

Ruling could dampen government efforts to rein in Big Tech

The Supreme Courtโ€™s latest climate change ruling could dampen efforts by federal agencies to rein in the tech industry, which went largely unregulated for decades as the government tried to catch up to changes wrought by the internet.

FTC sues Walmart for scammers' use of money transfer unit

The Federal Trade Commission says it has sued Walmart for allowing its money transfer services to be used by scam artists who the agency says fleeced hundreds of millions of dollars from consumers.

Fix the Hog: Harley, Westinghouse ordered to fix warranties

Federal regulators have accused Harley-Davidson and Westinghouse of imposing illegal warranty terms on customers and ordered them to fix their warranties and ensure that their dealers compete fairly with independent repair-makers.

FTC Chair Khan plans key work on kids' data privacy online

The head of the Federal Trade Commission says the agency is pushing a robust agenda of actions and policies to help safeguard childrenโ€™s privacy online.

Twitter to pay $150M penalty over privacy of usersโ€™ data

Twitter will pay a $150 million penalty and put in new safeguards to settle federal regulatorsโ€™ allegations that the social platform failed to protect the privacy of usersโ€™ data over a six-year span.

Top Democrats push for federal crackdown on high gas prices

Democratic leaders have announced an effort to give the Federal Trade Commission increased authority to crack down on oil and gas companies that engage in price gouging.

Congress tells FTC Commanders may have broken financial laws

The U.S. House Oversight Committee sent a letter to the Federal Trade Commission saying it found evidence the NFL's Washington Commanders engaged in potentially unlawful financial conduct.

Walmart, Kohl's settle over 'eco-friendly' rayon products

Walmart and Kohlโ€™s are paying a combined $5.5 million in settlements after he Federal Trade Commission said the retailers falsely marketed dozens of sheets and other home textile products as made of environmentally friendly bamboo.

Robocalls flooding phonelines, social media with bogus job offers

The scammers are back on the robocall circuit and according to the Federal Trade Commission, 2.8 million people lost an estimated $5.2 billion dollars to conmen in 2021 alone.

FTC sues Intuit to stop 'bait-and-switch' TurboTax ads

The Federal Trade Commission is suing TurboTax maker Intuit, saying its ads for โ€œfreeโ€ tax filing misled consumers.

Altria says judge has dismissed lawsuit over Juul investment

Altria says an administrative law judge dismissed a federal lawsuit alleging that its investment into vaping company Juul violates anticompetitive laws.

Discovery: No US challenge to $43B WarnerMedia deal

U.S. antitrust regulators have not challenged the $43 billion combination of Discovery and AT&Tโ€™s WarnerMedia during a key review period, according to corporate securities filings, easing the way for the deal to close in the next few months.

FTC sues to block Lockheed's purchase of supplier Aerojet

Federal regulators are suing to block a Lockheed Martin acquisition that it says would limit competition among companies that supply missiles to the Pentagon.

US regulators aiming at illegal and anticompetitive mergers

U.S. competition regulators have mounted an effort to tighten enforcement against illegal mergers, in line with President Joe Bidenโ€™s mandate for greater scrutiny to big business combinations.

โ€˜Pharma Broโ€™ firm reaches $40M settlement in gouging case

A company once owned by โ€œPharma Broโ€ Martin Shkreli will pay up to $40 million to settle allegations that it jacked up the price of a life-saving medication by roughly 4 ,000% after obtaining exclusive rights to the drug.

US government sues to block $40 billion Nvidia-Arm chip deal

The Federal Trade Commission has sued to block graphics chip maker Nvidiaโ€™s $40 billion purchase of chip designer Arm.

Biden choice for Justice antitrust post wins Senate approval

President Joe Bidenโ€™s choice to lead enforcement of competition laws at the Justice Department has won Senate approval.

Consumer watchdog to probe Big Tech payment systems

Consumer watchdog to probe Big Tech payment systems

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is ordering Apple, Amazon, PayPal and other tech giants to reveal how their proprietary payment networks function.

Feds warn companies: Fake online reviews could lead to fines

Feds warn companies: Fake online reviews could lead to fines

Federal regulators say they are cracking down on what they're calling an explosion of businessesโ€™ use of fake reviews and other misleading messages to promote their products and services on social media.

Slain reporter's father takes on Facebook over violent video

Slain reporter's father takes on Facebook over violent video

The family of a slain journalist is asking the Federal Trade Commission to take action against Facebook for failing to remove online footage of her shooting death.

Facebook asks court to dismiss FTC antitrust complaint

Facebook asks court to dismiss FTC antitrust complaint

Facebook is asking a federal court to dismiss a revised complaint against it by the Federal Trade Commission.

FTC probing broken McDonaldโ€™s ice cream machines

FTC probing broken McDonaldโ€™s ice cream machines

McDonaldโ€™s has long been the butt of jokes about its ice cream machines which many customers say are always broken.

FTC orders company to quit surveillance app business

FTC orders company to quit surveillance app business

The Federal Trade Commission has for the first time banned a company making so-called stalkerware from continuing in the surveillance app business.

Govt sharpens antitrust attack against Facebook with filing

Govt sharpens antitrust attack against Facebook with filing

Federal regulators have sharpened their antitrust attack against Facebook.

Biden team is seeking ways to address rising energy prices

Biden team is seeking ways to address rising energy prices

President Joe Bidenโ€™s administration is moving at home and abroad to try to address concerns about rising energy prices slowing the nationโ€™s recovery from the pandemic-induced recession.

Without 'right to repair,' businesses lose time and money

Without 'right to repair,' businesses lose time and money

As software and other technologies get infused in more and more products, manufacturers are increasingly making those products difficult to repair, potentially costing business owners time and money.

FTC official raps Facebook for booting political ads probe

FTC official raps Facebook for booting political ads probe

A senior Federal Trade Commission official is criticizing Facebookโ€™s move to shut down the personal accounts of two academic researchers and terminate their probe into misinformation spread through political ads on the social network.

Agency pledges tough action to buttress 'right to repair'

Agency pledges tough action to buttress 'right to repair'

Federal regulators are moving to give consumers freedom to repair their broken cellphones, computers, videogame consoles and even tractors themselves, or to use independent repair shops.

Facebook asks recusal of FTC head in antitrust case decision

Facebook asks recusal of FTC head in antitrust case decision

Facebook is asking that the new head of the Federal Trade Commission step away from decisions on whether to continue the agencyโ€™s antitrust case against the social network giant.

Amazon asks for FTC head to step aside from antitrust probes

Amazon asks for FTC head to step aside from antitrust probes

Amazon is asking that the new head of the Federal Trade Commission step aside from antitrust investigations into the e-commerce giant.

Judge dismisses gov't antitrust lawsuits against Facebook

Judge dismisses gov't antitrust lawsuits against Facebook

A federal judge has dismissed antitrust lawsuits brought against Facebook by the Federal Trade Commission and a coalition of state attorneys general, dealing a significant blow to attempts by regulators to rein in tech giants.

House panel pushes legislation targeting Big Tech's power

House panel pushes legislation targeting Big Tech's power

A House panel is pushing ahead with ambitious legislation that could curb the market power of Facebook, Google, Amazon and Apple and force them to sever their dominant platforms from their other lines of business.

Clarification: Biden-Big Tech-Antitrust story

Clarification: Biden-Big Tech-Antitrust story

In a story published June 15, 2021, The Associated Press reported that President Joe Biden had installed a critic of Big Tech as a top federal regulator and it referenced a big antitrust lawsuit brought last December by the Federal Trade Commission and a number of states.

FTC sues Frontier for delivering internet that's too slow

FTC sues Frontier for delivering internet that's too slow

The Federal Trade Commission and six states are suing Frontier Communications for not delivering the internet speeds it promised customers and charging them for better, more expensive service than they actually got.

US Department of Justice offering โ€˜one-stopโ€™ site to report unemployment fraud

The Department of Justiceโ€™s National Unemployment Insurance Fraud Task Force has launched a one-stop connection to the Federal Trade Commission, Internal Revenue Service and the Department of Labor to provide victims with quick access to resources needed to file an unemployment fraud report in all 50 states.

Biden consumer watchdog pick signals more aggressive stance

Biden consumer watchdog pick signals more aggressive stance

(AP Photo/Susan Walsh)CHARLOTTE, N.C. โ€“ President Joe Biden's nominee to run the federal consumer watchdog agency indicated Tuesday that if confirmed he would restore more aggressive enforcement actions against companies and banks that largely faded during the Trump administration. On his first day in office, Biden asked President Donald Trump's CFPB director, Kathy Kraninger, to resign. Part of the law that overhauled the entire financial industry, the CFPB was given the mission to be an aggressive regulator and a watchdog for American consumers. He left the bureau in in the final days of the Obama administration to work for an outside consumer advocacy group. In 2018, President Donald Trump nominated Chopra to the FTC to fill the Democratic seat on the regulator.

Biden picks Chopra, Gensler for financial oversight roles

Biden picks Chopra, Gensler for financial oversight roles

President-elect Joe Biden is set to nominate Rohit Chopra as the director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, tapping a progressive ally of Sen. Elizabeth Warren to helm the agency whose creation she championed. Gensler, a former Goldman Sachs banker, tightened oversight of the complex financial transactions that helped cause the Great Recession. Consumer and investor advocate groups praised the selections of Gensler and Chopra. Mulvaney had been a vocal critic of the consumer agency and made deep changes to it, softening regulations on payday loans, for example, and pulling back on enforcement efforts. As one of two Democratic commissioners on the five-member Federal Trade Commission, Chopra has been an outspoken critic of practices by big companies, especially tech giant Facebook.

Closer by Beijing at community group buying and big tech

Closer by Beijing at community group buying and big tech

Chinas market regulator will increase scrutiny and regulation around the community group buying industry in China, summoning some of its largest tech companies involved to discuss the matter as it looks to eradicate anti-monopoly practices in the industry. In a statement on Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2020, Chinas State Administration for Market Regulation said it had held a meeting with six internet platform companies, including e-commerce firms Alibaba, JD.com and Pinduoduo, to discuss the regulation of community group buying. (AP Photo/Firdia Lisnawati, File)HONG KONG โ€“ China is ramping up its scrutiny of the practice of community group buying, summoning some of the nation's largest tech companies for discussions as part of an anti-monopoly push. Community group buying allows groups of people living in the same town or region to buy groceries and other items in bulk at a discounted rate, a growing practice that is being facilitated by big tech companies. The Administration for Market Regulation also warned against illegally collecting and using customer data.

States making bold new legal claims in 2 Google lawsuits

States making bold new legal claims in 2 Google lawsuits

As a wave of antitrust actions surges against Google and Facebook, states in two lawsuits are stretching beyond the cases made by federal competition enforcers to level bold new claims. (AP Photo/File)WASHINGTON โ€“ As a wave of antitrust actions surges against Google and Facebook, states in two lawsuits are stretching beyond the cases made by federal competition enforcers to level bold new claims. The states are taking new legal approaches as they join the widening siege against the two once seemingly untouchable behemoths. The latest case came Thursday as dozens of states filed an antitrust lawsuit against Google, alleging that the search giant exercises an illegal monopoly over the online search market, hurting consumers and advertisers. โ€œThis is a big deal.โ€ The DOJ brought an antitrust suit against AT&T in 1974 that led to its breakup.

Agency homing in on social media companies' data collection

Agency homing in on social media companies' data collection

WASHINGTON โ€“ Federal regulators are ordering Facebook, Twitter, Amazon, TikTokโ€™s parent and five other social media companies to provide detailed information on how they collect and use consumersโ€™ personal data and how their practices affect children and teens. The other five companies are Reddit, Snap, Discord, WhatsApp, which is owned by Facebook, and Googleโ€™s YouTube. Regulators and lawmakers are increasingly weaving their concerns over data power and privacy into their investigations of Big Tech companies' market dominance. Facebook, the largest social network, gets the bulk of its revenue โ€” which reached $70.7 billion last year โ€” from online ads. They said the planned study โ€œwill lift the hood on the social media and video streaming firms to carefully study their engines."

US antitrust siege of tech widens with lawsuits vs Facebook

US antitrust siege of tech widens with lawsuits vs Facebook

The antitrust lawsuits were announced by the Federal Trade Commission and New York Attorney General Letitia James. Regulators filed landmark antitrust lawsuits Wednesday against Facebook, the second major government offensive this year against once seemingly untouchable tech behemoths. Facebook, Google, Amazon and Apple have come under scrutiny from Congress, federal regulators, state attorneys general and European authorities. โ€œThe government now wants a do-over, sending a chilling warning to American business that no sale is ever final,โ€ Facebook general counsel Jennifer Newstead said in a statement. Antitrust skeptics point to newer social media services such as TikTok and Snapchat as rivals that could โ€œovertakeโ€ older platforms like Facebook.

US govt, states sue Facebook for 'predatory' conduct

US govt, states sue Facebook for 'predatory' conduct

Federal regulators and a group of states launched a landmark antitrust offensive against Facebook, accusing the social network of abusing its market power in social networking to crush smaller competitors. Amazon and Apple also have been under investigation in Congress and by federal authorities for alleged anticompetitive conduct. Facebook called the government actions โ€œrevisionist historyโ€ that punishes successful businesses and noted that the FTC cleared the Instagram and WhatsApp acquisitions years ago. James alleged Facebook had a practice of opening its site to third-party app developers, then abruptly cutting off developers that it saw as a threat. Facebook paid $1 billion for Instagram, bolstering the social network's business a month before its stock went public.

FTC says Zoom misled users on its security for meetings

FTC says Zoom misled users on its security for meetings

WASHINGTON โ€“ Federal regulators are requiring Zoom to strengthen its security in a proposed settlement of allegations that the video conferencing service misled users about its level of security for meetings. A complaint filed by the agency accused Zoom of deceiving users over security since at least 2016. โ€œThe security of our users is a top priority for Zoom," it said. But we should all be questioning whether Zoom and other tech titans expanded their empires through deception. Zoom could have taken the time to ensure that its security was up to the right standards."

Regulators crack down on aggressive, dubious debt collectors

Regulators crack down on aggressive, dubious debt collectors

Of more than 85,000 debt collection complaints from consumers this year, the FTC said nearly half pertained to debts that didnโ€™t exist or to abusive and threatening practices. โ€œThis might be debt collection complaints; it also might be complaints about various credit repair organizations or debt relief, mortgage relief and debt settlement.โ€The commission, working with other federal agencies and authorities in 16 states, is also launching a campaign to give consumers tips on what to do when confronted with a debt collection call. Both companies based in the Buffalo area were permanently banned from the debt collection industry under agreements reached in December and February. In many cases, the commission alleges, National Landmark Logistics had no right to collect the debt it sought or there was no debt to collect in the first place. A lawyer for National Landmark Logistics LLC declined comment.

Outcry as some nursing homes try to grab stimulus checks

Outcry as some nursing homes try to grab stimulus checks

(Leah Millis/Pool via AP)WASHINGTON Compounding the hardships of the coronavirus, some nursing homes have demanded that low-income residents turn over their $1,200 economic stimulus checks, a cash grab lawmakers want to halt. Low-income Medicaid recipients must not be coerced into wrongly handing over their checks for fear of being kicked out of their homes, wrote Neal and Pallone. We are not aware of widespread issues with resident stimulus funds," the American Health Care Association said in a statement. Generally, a Medicaid recipients taxable income is taken into account in determining their eligibility for the program. CMS chief Seema Verma tweeted on Tuesday that nursing homes engaging in this behavior will be subject to enforcement action.

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