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  1. Android News

    FTC says 'Warranty Void If Removed' Stickers are BS

    You know those stickers that cover pieces of your electronics reading "warranty void if removed"? They're total BS and the FTC is warning companies about them.
  2. Android News

    Watchdog asks FTC to examine how Google collects shopping data

    As written in its formal complaint to the FTC, the Electronic Privacy and Information Center (EPIC) is requesting the agency discover how Google's tool connects online browsing with in-store shopping, which the search giant has kept secret.
  3. Android News

    Samsung and Intel support the FTC’s lawsuit against Qualcomm

    The FTC has filed a lawsuit against Qualcomm due to claims of anti-competitive business strategies, while Samsung and Intel have joined the battle to hopefully open the door for more competition in the future.
  4. Android News

    The trial between the FTC and Qualcomm will start on January 4th, 2019

    The FTC has filed a lawsuit against Qualcomm over anti-competitive behavior and Judge Koh will be presiding over it. The judge has scheduled the case to begin in a couple of years on January 4th, 2019.
  5. Android News

    Qualcomm looks to get FTC lawsuit thrown out

    Qualcomm is looking to get a recent FTC lawsuit dismissed which claims the company uses "anticompetitive behavior" in order to maintain its market dominance. This comes after being fined $850 million in December and almost $1 billion in February for similar practices.
  6. Android News

    Uber says they'll pay $20 million for exaggerating drivers' earnings

    Uber has been in a bit of trouble with the FTC because they were exaggerating the amount of money their drivers were earning. To settle this investigation, Uber has agreed to pay a $20 million fine.
  7. Android News

    The FTC is suing Qualcomm over anti-competitive practices

    Qualcomm has been facing a number of lawsuits lately in a few countries, and now they're being sued by the FTC. The FTC claims Qualcomm's business practices are anti-competitive due to their monopolistic tactics around its baseband processor business.
  8. Android News

    An FCC complaint suggests Google has violated user privacy

    Google has changed its user privacy policies which gives the company the ability to "build profiles of people as they browse the Web and use Google services".
  9. Android News

    The FTC is making AT&T refund $88 million in unauthorized charges to their customers

    AT&T was caught adding unauthorized charges to the bill of their mobile customers. The FTC has now announced that AT&T be refunding about $31 (on average) to 2.5 million AT&T customers.
  10. Android News

    FTC complaint says they don't like it when "influencers" target children on digital websites

    The Center for Digital Democracy (CDD), Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood (CCFC), and Public Citizen are not happy with the way Disney, Google and other digital websites are targeting children with ads and commercials. They have filed a complaint with the FTC and would like for them to...
  11. Android News

    Singapore-based ad company, InMobi, will pay $950,000 for collecting location data

    Wednesday, the FTC filed a complaint to a Singapore-based ad company named InMobi. The complaint said the company was using customers' WiFi signals to collect location data. Since this data was not known about by the users, and the ad company used this data to deliver geo-targeted ads, this is...
  12. Android News

    Someone hijacked the phone number of the FTC’s chief technologist thanks to ID theft

    Thanks to some clever social engineering, or maybe just a gullible retail worker, the the FTC’s chief technologist lost control of her phone number because someone impersonated her. This unknown person walked into a mobile phone store, tricked the employee into thinking they were her, and...
  13. Android News

    The FCC and FTC are investigating OEMs and carriers about smartphone security updates

    Today, the FCC has announced they are launching an inquiry into how mobile devices are being updated. They have sent in a number of questions to mobile carriers in the United States and have also been in contact with 8 smartphone OEMs. The FCC mentions Stagefright in their announcement as this...
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    Federal court says Amazon is liable for in-app purchases made by children

    The kids market is a very lucrative one, but it's also one that can backfire on the company who is marketing products towards kids. We saw this with Apple as well as Google as both companies were forced to pay millions for said in-app purchases. Now Amazon seems to be on the chopping block as...
  15. Android News

    FTC asks for Amazon to issue full refund to customers for in-app purchases made by kids

    Apple and Google had to settle up and pay a fine for not clearly communicating when an app has in-app purchases. This was a big problem for parents whose kids would play a game and make an in-app purchase with little to stop them. Now Amazon is under the same microscope, and because Amazon...
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    FTC extends antitrust investigation of Alphabet and Android

    With the EU formally slapping Google on the wrist for antitrust violations, the FTC seems inspired to do some more digging of their own. The US governing body has reportedly met with Google's partners such as carriers and OEMs to see whether their licensing agreements breach American antitrust...
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    The FTC warns 12 Android app developers for using technology known as Silverpush

    Silverpush is a piece of tech that lets an app monitor what you're watching on TV. The warning letter was sent to 12 app developers who were using the technology but not informing their users of the data collection. Since this data collection isn't explained to the user, this violates Section 5...
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