Two companies are settling Federal Trade Commission charges claiming that they allowed access to background checks without a permissible purpose.

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has requested commentary following an application for new methods of obtaining parental consent using biometrics.

Hospitals and telehealth providers have been warned by the FTC and the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) regarding online tracking technology.

Genetic testing firm 1Health has been charged by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) for leaving personal genetic and health data unsecured. 

According to research by the Federal Trade Commission, the most common form of text message scam reported to the FTC were false bank fraud warnings.

Amazon will be required to overhaul how it deletes data and implement new privacy guidelines following FTC and Department of Justice charges.

Following Federal Trade Commission (FTC) charges, Microsoft will bay $20 million to settle Children's Online Protection Act (COPPA) violations. 

Fertility app Premom was charged by the FTC for sharing users' sensitive information with third parties, and sharing sensitive health data to Google.

Under the proposed FTC order, Ring is prohibited from profiting from unlawfully accessing consumers videos and must pay $5.8 million in consumer refunds.

Education technology provider Edmodo received an order from the FTC for collecting children's personal data without proper parental consent.