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FTC moves to stop Meta from acquiring virtual reality company

08/01/202207/30/2022 Jorge Gonzalez

Virtual reality company - Meta - Stop Sign

The US regulator is also acting to stop Facebook’s parent company from buying a fitness app. The Federal Tarde Commission has filed a complaint in a San Francisco federal court against Meta and its CEO Mark Zuckerberg, seeking a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction against the acquisition of a fitness app and a virtual reality company. The acquisitions in question are for the Supernatural app and the Within Unlimited VR firm. According to the FTC’s filing, allowing Meta and Zuckerberg to complete the acquisition of the fitness app and…

TikTok launches video content filters and maturity ratings

07/18/202207/15/2022 Jorge Gonzalez

A maturity score will be assigned to videos to ensure an appropriate experience for users under 18. TikTok has announced that it will be rolling out new content filters and maturity ratings to help make certain that viewers under the age of 18 years won’t end up viewing anything that isn’t appropriate for their age. The social media platform is working to boost the viewing experience safeguarding. TikTok has found itself under fire quite a bit over the last while, including a US controversy having to do with allegedly sharing…

FTC reportedly investigating Meta virtual reality division

01/21/202201/20/2022 Stephanie Beck

Virtual Reality - Federal Trade Commission Building

Reports show the Federal Trade Commission and several US states are looking into the VR division. The Federal Trade Commission and a number of US states are investigating the virtual reality division at Meta, according to a recent Bloomberg report. The specific number of states were not identified in the report, but they are being led by New York. New York is leading the undisclosed number of states across the country that are questioning the Meta virtual reality Oculus app developers. The investigation has been ongoing across the last few…

Disney mobile game lawsuit filed over data collection from children

08/07/201708/05/2017 Stephanie Beck

The entertainment giant has been accused of violating privacy laws about how personal data can be collected from minors. A federal court is asking some heavy questions about Disney mobile game practices involving personal data collection from children. As a result of these alleged activities, Disney has been sued. The class action lawsuit accuses Disney of having included inappropriate ad-tracking software in its mobile games. The Disney mobile game security lawsuit alleges that the company’s ad-tracking software illegally monitors its users and shares children’s personal identifying information with third parties.…

Mobile commerce apps may place personal data at risk, FTC

12/09/201412/06/2014 Julie Campbell

Consumers have already expressed that they are leery about smartphone based shopping, and this may not be paranoia. While some consumers have already started shopping over mobile commerce and many retailers and restaurants have been jumping on the bandwagon to provide apps to make that process easier than using the mobile web, recent research is starting to show that this may not be as safe as some think in terms of keeping sensitive data protected. Even Americans who are using these shopping apps for price checks are placing their personal…