FTC to launch 'personalized pricing' study, chairman says
September 28, 2026
| Mike Swift
FTC Chairman Andrew Ferguson said the agency is preparing a study of whether businesses use personal data to charge different consumers different prices, with grocery and ridesharing markets among his concerns... (more story)
US Fed’s Cook defers to elected officials on AI financial-sector regulation
September 28, 2026
| Neil Roland
US elected officials have the responsibility to decide on appropriate use of artificial intelligence in the financial sector, Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook said. The Fed’s only role with AI should be as a... (more story)
Avoid UK under-16 social media ban by changing unsafe features, minister advises platforms
September 28, 2026
| Imogen Howse
Tech platforms facing restrictions under the UK's incoming social media ban for under-16s could be removed from a list of affected services if they change features that are deemed unsafe, culture minister Lisa... (more story)
China convicts two network executives, uncovers trade in 40m personal records
September 28, 2026
| MLex Staff
China’s public-security authority has highlighted three cases showing how police are pursuing network operators that ignore security obligations and groups that trade in personal data under its “Clean Net 2026... (more story)
OpenAI notification delay in Australia incident may violate US law, Ferguson says
September 25, 2026
| Mike Swift
In the wake of revelations this week that OpenAI agents accessed an Australian government medical statistics website, the head of the US Federal Trade Commission warned that AI companies that fail to "swiftly"... (more story)
After verdict against Meta, New Mexico to seek maximum fine, injunctive relief
September 25, 2026
| Xu Yuan
The State of New Mexico will seek the maximum fine available as well as injunctive relief against Meta Platforms after a jury found the company engaged in deceptive practices in its messaging about its practic... (more story)
US FTC's Ferguson says minority members not needed under Trump administration
September 25, 2026
| Claude Marx
The absence of minority commissioners on the US Federal Trade Commission isn’t harmful because the agency is following the law, unlike during the Biden administration, FTC Chairman Andrew Ferguson said today.
Facebook found liable in New Mexico for misleading statements over privacy, misinformation
September 25, 2026
| Xu Yuan, Mike Swift and Madeline Hughes
Facebook, now known as Meta Platforms, lost a lopsided jury verdict following a trial in Santa Fe, New Mexico, with a jury of 12 finding that the company made deceptive or unfair statements in 31 of the 34 sta... (more story)