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FTC issuing over $5.6 million in refunds from Ring security issues ( www.ftc.gov )

FTC Sends Refunds of more than $5.6 million to Certain Ring Customers Stemming from 2023 Settlement ( www.ftc.gov )

The FTC is sending 117,044 PayPal payments to consumers who had certain types of Ring devices, such as indoor cameras, during periods when the FTC alleges unauthorized users may have had access to customer videos. Consumers should redeem their PayPal payment within 30 days....

FTC Announces Rule Banning Noncompetes ( www.ftc.gov )

I haven’t found the exact date, but it’ll be effective 130 120 days after publishing in the federal register....

Proposed FTC Order will Prohibit Telehealth Firm Cerebral from Using or Disclosing Sensitive Data for Advertising Purposes, and Require it to Pay $7 Million ( www.ftc.gov )

Under the proposed order, filed by the Department of Justice upon notification and referral from the FTC, Cerebral will also be required to pay more than $7 million over charges that it disclosed consumers’ sensitive personal health information and other sensitive data to third parties for advertising purposes and failed to...

Alcohol Addiction Treatment Firm will be Banned from Disclosing Health Data for Advertising to Settle FTC Charges that It Shared Data Without Consent ( www.ftc.gov )

According to the complaint, the company contradicted its privacy promises. From 2020-2022, the company allegedly disclosed users’ personal information, including their health information, to numerous third-party advertising platforms via tracking technologies, known as pixels and application programming interfaces (APIs),...