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Triangulating Apple

Episode 486 of the Cyberlaw Podcast

Reason · Jan 9, 2024

Will the feds block a grocery megamerger? Kroger and Albertsons will soon find out

America's two largest supermarket chains have struck a $25 billion deal to combine. Now the FTC is about to decide whether it will block or allow it, and under what conditions.

WEKU · Jan 9, 2024

Faraday Future Is Back, Baby (And May Get Delisted From The NASDAQ)

Today on Critical Materials: cybersecurity mandates for dealers, Faraday Future stock may delist, Norway's driving schools don't dig Tesla's stalkless design, and more.

InsideEVs · Jan 4, 2024

Apple's refusal to allow iMessage on Android has it under Department of Justice investigation as the FTC watches

Apple's decision to block Beeper Mini has caught the attention of everyone, including lawmakers.

iMore · Dec 22, 2023

Venture Capitalist Bradley Tusk outlines what startups should expect from government agencies and regulators over the next year

From artificial intelligence to drugs, these will be the top policy battles of 2024.

Fortune · Dec 22, 2023

SCOTUS hears oral argument in constitutional challenge to SEC enforcement proceedings

The Checks and Balances Letter delivers news and information from Ballotpedia’s Administrative State Project, including pivotal actions at the federal and state levels related to the separation of powers, due process, and the rule of law.

Ballotpedia · Dec 21, 2023

Rite Aid Faces FTC Crackdown for Misusing Facial Recognition Tech

Rite Aid faces FTC crackdown after wrongly identifying customers using facial recognition technology. Privacy and security concerns arise around AI use.

Top News · Dec 20, 2023

FTC Proposes Sweeping Changes to Protect Children's Online Privacy

Get ready for changes in children's online privacy! The FTC proposes new rules to protect kids from targeted ads, limit push notifications, and safeguard t...

Top News · Dec 20, 2023

FTC proposes strengthening children's online privacy rules to address tracking, push notifications

The Federal Trade Commission is proposing sweeping changes to a decades-old law that regulates how companies can track and advertise to children, including turning off targeted ads to kids under 13 by default

The Independent UK · Dec 20, 2023

Rite Aid facial recognition misidentified Black, Latino and Asian people as ‘likely’ shoplifters

Surveillance systems incorrectly and without customer consent marked shoppers as ‘persons of interest’, an FTC settlement says

The Guardian - US · Dec 20, 2023