‘Google Is a Monopolist,’ Judge Rules in Landmark Antitrust Case
From today’s New York Times: Google acted illegally to maintain a monopoly in online search, a federal judge ruled on Monday, a landmark decision that strikes at the power of…
Advertisers, Business Groups Demand Changes To Data Privacy Bill
From today’s The Hill: Business and advertising groups are demanding “significant changes” to a landmark data privacy bill slated for a markup on Thursday. House Energy and Commerce Chair Cathy…
CFPB Increases Consumer Protections for ‘Buy Now, Pay Later’ Schemes
From today’s NBC7 San Diego: You’ve probably noticed a new way to pay when shopping online over the past few years. It’s known as “buy now, pay later,” or BNPL.…
DOJ Seeks Breakup of Live Nation and Ticketmaster in Major Antitrust Suit
From today’s ABC News: The Justice Department and dozens of state attorneys general filed a major antitrust lawsuit Thursday seeking the breakup of Ticketmaster owner Live Nation Entertainment over what…
SCOTUS Rules CFPB Funding Constitutional
From today’s NPR News: The Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a challenge to the constitutionality of the structure used to fund the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the federal agency tasked…
F.T.C. Sues to Block Kroger-Albertsons Grocery Store Deal
From today’s New York Times: The Federal Trade Commission and several state attorneys general on Monday sued to block Kroger, the supermarket giant, from completing its $24.6 billion acquisition of…
What Amazon, the F.T.C. and C.I.A. Won’t Say When You’ve Been Scammed
From today’s New York Times: When New York magazine’s finance advice columnist dropped an article that went viral on Thursday about falling victim to a $50,000 scam, my heart skipped…
Wisconsin’s 2023 Top Consumer Complaints Are Tenant Disputes
From today’s Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Disputes between landlords and tenants were the most common type of complaint filed with Wisconsin’s consumer protection agency last year. The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture,…
The Sad Truth of the FTC’s ‘Historic’ Privacy Win
From today’s Wired: The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) reached a settlement last week with an American data broker known to sell location data gathered from hundreds of phone apps…
Californians Could Opt Out Of AI In Proposed Privacy Rules
From today’s Forbes: The five-member CPPA board will discuss and give feedback on the proposed regulations on December 8, and the CPPA expects to finalize the regulations and start the…