Federal Trade Commission

2 entries between July 2019 and July 2023.

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  1. FTC opens an investigation into OpenAI over consumer harm

    The US Federal Trade Commission opened a non-public investigation into OpenAI, reported on 13 July 2023 by The Washington Post. A 20-page civil investigative demand asked how ChatGPT handles personal data and whether what it says about people is unfair or deceptive.

  2. FTC fines Facebook $5 billion over privacy violations

    The Federal Trade Commission announced on 24 July 2019 that Facebook would pay what it called a record-breaking $5 billion penalty and submit to new privacy restrictions and a modified corporate structure, settling the inquiry opened after the Cambridge Analytica disclosures.