Members of Congress also asked nominees for their thoughts on how the FTC should tackle AI.

Former employees say Elon Musk's acquisition of Twitter may have caused the company to violate a consent order with the FTC.

The request follows calls from members of Congress for the FTC to investigate whether YouTube violated a federal children's privacy law.

Algorithm disgorgement requires companies to remove products built on data they shouldn't have used in the first place.

The rule would codify the administration's guidance last summer that providers are not required to disclose health data to law enforcement.

To settle the complaint, BetterHelp has agreed to pay $7.8 million to partially refund consumers whose data has been compromised.

The telehealth and discount drug provider promised health data would remain confidential and then allowed it to be used for targeted ads.

Of the 1,802 breaches the Identity Theft Resource Center tracked in 2022, 66% of notices lacked details about the attack and victims.

More states are following California's lead in regulating children's privacy. But experts say the laws raise many tough questions.

Epic will adopt privacy settings for kids and teens that turn off voice and text communications by default.