Venmo, a peer-to-peer mobile payment app acquired by PayPal, reached a consent decree over deceptive practices and privacy and data security issues. Funds Availability Policy The FTC charged that Venmo falsely represented that once a user credited their account the money could be freely transferred to your bank account. In reality, despite many complaints, Venmo…
In 2014, press reports revealed that Uber employees improperly accessed riders’ personal information using an internal company tool called the “God View.” To respond to the controversy, Uber posted this statement on its site: Uber has a strict policy prohibiting all employees at every level from accessing a rider or driver’s data. The only…
White House Enlists John Podesta to Conduct Review of Big Data Former Chief of Staff to President Clinton, John Podesta, has been enlisted by President Obama to work with Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker, Energy Secretary Ernie Moniz, the President’s Science Advisor John Holdren, the President’s Economic Advisor Gene Sperling and other senior government officials to lead…
Myspace Enters Consent Decree For Privacy Policy Violations Myspace has entered a consent decree with the FTC for violating promises in its privacy policy that it would not share users personally identifiable information, or use such information in a way that was inconsistent with the purpose for which it was submitted, without first giving notice…
Cyber Report 