#Federal Trade Commission

Author: Don Clark and Daisuke Wakabayashi / Source: New York Times Andy Wong/Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO — For the past two years, Apple and Qualcomm have dueled on three continents over the division of billions of dollars of smartphone profits and even how much consumers pay for their

Author: Michael LaForgia, Matthew Rosenberg and Gabriel J.X. Dance / Source: New York Times Jason Henry for The New York Times Federal prosecutors are conducting a criminal investigation into data deals Facebook struck with some of the world’s largest technology companies, intensifying scrutiny

Author: Adam Satariano / Source: New York Times Jack Taylor/Getty Images LONDON — After 18 months investigating Facebook and online misinformation, a British parliamentary committee issued a scathing report on Monday, accusing the company of breaking data privacy and competition laws and calling

Author: Cecilia Kang / Source: New York Times Andrew Harnik/Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Federal Trade Commission is in the advanced stages of its investigation into whether Facebook violated privacy rules and is expected to seek large fines from the company, according to two people

Author: Stephen Johnson / Source: Big Think The report is based on internal documents and interviews with former employees of Facebook and its corporate partners. It shows how Facebook gave more than 100 tech companies access to user data that goes beyond the scope that the social media giant