The Web Security Avast fined $16.5 million by FTC for selling user browsing data to advertisers Avast harvested customers' data while promising them privacy By Rob Thubron, February 23, 2024, 5:16 AM 12 comments
Apple Apple pays $13.7 million fine to Russian government over App Store monopoly charge Just as Russia raises more money for its war in Ukraine By Rob Thubron, January 23, 2024, 5:20 AM 7 comments
Software Industry Adobe is being investigated by the FTC over dubious subscription cancellations Adobe has a reputation for having a difficult cancellation process By Rob Thubron, December 15, 2023, 5:19 AM
Industry Banned robocallers receive record-breaking $300 million fine for auto-warranty scam enterprise Beats the previous record of $225 million By Cal Jeffrey, August 3, 2023, 4:34 PM 14 comments
Security Tech Culture Amazon agrees to $5.8 million FTC settlement over Ring privacy violations that include employees spying on customers Female users were spied on for months using cameras in their bedrooms and bathrooms By Rob Thubron, June 1, 2023, 9:42 AM 8 comments
Industry Security Meta hit with record $1.3 billion EU fine for sending Facebook users' data to the US Meta plans to appeal By Rob Thubron, May 22, 2023, 8:08 AM
Tech Culture Kim Kardashian agrees to pay $1.26 million settlement for crypto promotion post Kardashian has a net worth of $1.8 billion By Rob Thubron, October 4, 2022, 8:22 AM 14 comments
Industry Security SEC fines Morgan Stanley $35 million after exposing customer data on 1,000 auctioned hard drives This is why we can't have nice things By Cal Jeffrey, September 21, 2022, 4:04 PM 10 comments
Industry Mobile Robinhood is nearly $300 million down, lays off a quarter of its staff, and gets hit with $30 million fine The definition of a bad week By Rob Thubron, August 3, 2022, 6:16 AM 7 comments
Google Tech Culture Russia hits Google with $373 million fine for not removing "prohibited" YouTube videos But will Google pay it? By Rob Thubron, July 19, 2022, 6:50 AM 17 comments
The Web Industry Russia fines four Western companies for not storing data locally Four companies received modest fines By Tudor Cibean, June 30, 2022, 10:49 AM 12 comments
Industry Hardware Intel demands $625 million in interest from the EU after antitrust fine is overturned Intel isn't letting the Commission off the hook By Rob Thubron, June 21, 2022, 11:04 AM 14 comments
Industry Security FTC fines Twitter $150 million for using account security data to sell targeted ads The FTC doesn't care that it was an "error" By Rob Thubron, May 26, 2022, 8:16 AM 7 comments
Industry FCC goes easy on a robocaller by proposing slap-on-the-wrist fine of $45 million It seems light for over 500,000 nuisance calls By Cal Jeffrey, February 21, 2022, 7:25 PM 10 comments
The Web Facebook fined $70 million by UK regulators for not cooperating on Giphy acquisition investigation UK's competition and markets authority claims Facebook refused to provide information after several warnings By Joao Silva, October 20, 2021, 1:01 PM
Apple Industry Apple hit with $12 million fine by Italian regulator over iPhone water resistance claims A drop in the ocean for Apple By Rob Thubron, November 30, 2020, 10:57 AM
Apple French authorities fine Apple $1.2 billion over anti-competitive practices Cupertino plans to appeal the 'disheartening' decision By Humza Aamir, March 16, 2020, 9:07 AM
Microsoft Microsoft settles on $26 million fine over Hungarian bribery and corruption charges Barely a slap on the wrist By Cal Jeffrey, July 22, 2019, 3:46 PM
Industry Senators not happy over reported $5 billion Facebook agreement with the FTC Lawmakers want answers, including how the commission calculated the fine By Cal Jeffrey, July 16, 2019, 6:06 PM 7 comments
The Web Industry Facebook's $5 billion fine adds $10 billion to company's value This isn't how punishment is meant to work By James Miller, July 13, 2019, 9:39 AM 12 comments
Industry The Web Facebook sets aside $3 billion in expectation of FTC fine, user numbers continue to grow A slap on the wrist for a company as big as Facebook By Rob Thubron, April 25, 2019, 8:55 AM
Google EU hits Google with $1.7 billion fine for "abusive" online advertising practices Another multi-billion dollar fine for the company By Rob Thubron, March 20, 2019, 9:21 AM 14 comments
Industry Mobile TikTok hit with $5.7 million FTC fine for allegedly violating the privacy of children The app has now launched a separate experience for kids By Rob Thubron, February 28, 2019, 7:02 AM
The Web Russia says Facebook and Twitter are violating its laws by not storing data in the country The pair could face big fines or even bans By Rob Thubron, January 22, 2019, 8:25 AM
Security Industry Europe's GDPR law could see Facebook hit with $1.63 billion fine over recent hack The fallout continues By Rob Thubron, October 1, 2018, 7:58 AM 10 comments