Federal Trade Commission

FTC Chair Lina Khan Shapes New View For Antitrust Enforcement

FTC Chair Lina Khan Shapes New View For Antitrust Enforcement
FTC Chair Lina Khan Shapes New View For Antitrust Enforcement
September 24, 2021  |  Legal & Regulation

The new direction for the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) was outlined with five principles in a recent staff memo from Chair Lina Khan that emphasized the oversight...

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Data Shows Big Tech’s ‘Build vs. Buy’ Debate Favors ‘Buy’
Data Shows Big Tech’s ‘Build vs. Buy’ Debate Favors ‘Buy’
September 20, 2021  |  Acquiring

One decade.  And 616 acquisitions and hundreds of billions of dollars spent. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

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FTC: Health Apps, Wearables Need to Tell Consumers of Data Breaches
FTC: Health Apps, Wearables Need to Tell Consumers of Data Breaches
September 15, 2021  |  Cybersecurity

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has said health apps and connected devices must comply with the Health Breach Notification Rule, making it so they must...

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CapOne Chief Slapped With $638K Fine for Antitrust Offenses
CapOne Chief Slapped With $638K Fine for Antitrust Offenses
September 02, 2021  |  ANTITRUST

Capital One CEO Richard Fairbank has been ordered by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to pay a $637,950 fine for allegedly violating antitrust laws and...

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FTC Sues FleetCor Over Fuel Card ‘Mystery Fees’
FTC Sues FleetCor Over Fuel Card ‘Mystery Fees’
August 11, 2021  |  Legal & Regulation

The Federal Trade Commission has filed an administrative complaint against fuel card company FleetCor for allegedly charging customers “hundreds of millions of dollars” in “mystery...

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FTC Sees Most Merger Filings In 2 Decades, Chair Says
FTC Sees Most Merger Filings In 2 Decades, Chair Says
July 28, 2021  |  ANTITRUST

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is dealing with a rise in mergers that has amounted to the highest number of filings in 20 years, Bloomberg...

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FTC: Americans Lost Nearly $500M To COVID Fraud
FTC: Americans Lost Nearly $500M To COVID Fraud
July 14, 2021  |  Cybersecurity

The proliferation of fraud and scams involving COVID-19 has dealt heavy fiscal blows to Americans’ wallets, according to data from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC),...

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FTC, DOJ To Review If Merger Rules ‘Overly Permissive’
FTC, DOJ To Review If Merger Rules ‘Overly Permissive’
July 11, 2021  |  Partnerships

Top U.S. trade regulators released a joint statement committing to an examination of whether the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Department of Justice (DOJ)...

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