Federal Trade Commission (FTC)

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• AI
• artificial intelligence (AI)
• Cybersecurity
• deepfakes
• Elon Musk
• Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
• Government
• Grok
• Privacy
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• Take It Down Act
• Technology

‘Elon Musk is playing with fire:’ All the legal risks that apply to Grok’s deepfake disaster

Cyber Scoop January 8, 2026

‘Elon Musk is playing with fire:’ All the legal...

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• cryptocurrency
• Cybersecurity
• Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
• Government
• regulators

Illusory Systems settles with FTC over 2022 cryptocurrency hack

Cyber Scoop December 16, 2025

Illusory Systems settles with FTC over 2022 cryptocurrency hack...

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• age verification laws
• Congress
• COPPA
• Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
• Government
• kids online safety act
• legislation
• marsha blackburn
• Policy
• Privacy
• Technology

Apple and Google challenged by parents’ rights coalition on youth privacy protections

Cyber Scoop October 20, 2025

Apple and Google challenged by parents’ rights coalition on...

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• antitrust
• Apple
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• Defense Intelligence Agency
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• Epic Games
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• Fortnite
• Google
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• National Security Council (NSC)
• Privacy
• Tatyana Bolton
• Technology
• Threats
• U.S. courts

Court ruling in Epic-Google fight could have ‘catastrophic’ cyber consequences, former gov’t officials say

Cyber Scoop August 26, 2025

Court ruling in Epic-Google fight could have ‘catastrophic’ cyber...

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• Alvaro Bedoya
• Andrew Ferguson
• Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
• Government
• rebecca slaughter
• workforce

Democratic FTC Commissioners file lawsuit against Trump over attempted firings

Cyber Scoop March 27, 2025

Democratic FTC Commissioners file lawsuit against Trump over attempted...

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• Alvaro Bedoya
• Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
• Government
• Lina Khan
• Policy
• rebecca slaughter

Trump moves to fire Democratic FTC commissioners

Cyber Scoop March 18, 2025

Trump moves to fire Democratic FTC commissioners | CyberScoop...

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• California
• CFPB
• Daniel's Law
• data brokers
• data privacy
• Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
• Privacy

California’s legal push on geolocation data collection must take aim at the right targets, privacy experts say

Cyber Scoop March 14, 2025

California’s legal push on geolocation data collection must take...

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• Cybersecurity
• data brokers
• Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
• Government
• Privacy

FTC goes after three data brokers with enforcement actions

Cyber Scoop December 3, 2024

FTC goes after three data brokers with enforcement actions...

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• children's privacy
• data privacy
• digital advertising
• Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
• Privacy

FTC details how streaming services, social media have become ‘mass surveillance’ machines 

Cyber Scoop September 19, 2024

FTC details how streaming services, social media have become...

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• American Privacy Rights Act
• data brokers
• Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
• Privacy

Congressional privacy bill looks to rein in data brokers 

Cyber Scoop April 15, 2024

Congressional privacy bill looks to rein in data brokers ...

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