SEATTLE — With the recent spate of privacy-focused investigations, government regulators may be looking to send Big Tech a message — and it's landing in Seattle's tech-fueled backyard.
Since May, the Federal Trade Commission has announced multimillion-dollar settlements with two of the Seattle area's largest employers: Amazon and Microsoft. The FTC accused both companies of failing to protect consumers' data, including from users under the age of 13.
Both companies said they've already made changes to protect consumers' digital information, but nonetheless agreed to pay millions to settle the cases. Amazon, which was involved in two of the settlements, denies violating the law in either case.
