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.

The rising use of biometric information has caused the FTC to issue a policy warning against the new technology and its potential misuse.

The FTC proposed to change a 2020 privacy order with Meta after the FTC alleges that the company has failed to fully comply with the order.

Online counseling service BetterHelp has received a proposed order from the FTC banning the company from sharing users' private health information.