2022-07-28
'The antitrust lawsuit is the first to be filed under Lina Khan, the commission's chair and a leading progressive critic of corporate concentration, against one of the tech giants.' https://twitter.com/...
New York Times
The FTC files to block Meta's acquisition of VR company Within, saying Meta “chose to buy” instead of compete, the first antitrust lawsuit filed under Lina Khan
Welcome to BIG, a newsletter on the politics of monopoly power. Lauren Feiner / CNBC : Facebook lawsuit delivers on FTC chair Lina Khan's progressive agenda Josh Sisco / Politico :...
2022-04-14
Amazon's annual revenue went from $281 billion pre-pandemic (2019) to $470 billion last year; annual profit went from $12 billion in 2019 to $33 billion last year.. however: https://twitter.com/...
CNBC
In two weeks, Amazon will add a ~5% fuel and inflation surcharge to US sellers using its fulfillment services, which is below surcharges at UPS and FedEx
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2021-10-23
FTC report on what your internet provider is doing with your personal information: ‘subscribers’ real-time location data .. was being accessed by car salesmen, property managers, bail bondsmen, bounty hunters, and others without reasonable protections' https://www.ftc.gov/...
CyberScoop
FTC study on the six largest ISPs finds that some fail to fully inform consumers on how their data is monetized, such as using browsing history to serve up ads
The importance of the internet in the daily lives of consumers cannot be overstated. Lily Hay Newman / Wired : Security News This Week: An International Operation Knocked a Notorio...
2021-10-22
FTC report on what your internet provider is doing with your personal information: ‘subscribers’ real-time location data .. was being accessed by car salesmen, property managers, bail bondsmen, bounty hunters, and others without reasonable protections' https://www.ftc.gov/...
CyberScoop
FTC study on the six largest ISPs finds that some fail to fully inform consumers on how their data is monetized, such as using browsing history to serve up ads
Internet service providers fail to disclose to consumers how they use sensitive data, obscure privacy practices and making … Source: Federal Trade Commission .