FTC, Privacy, and You
summary
The FTC enforces consumer protection and competition with casework, rulemaking, and technical staff who advise investigations. Examples: BetterHelp shared sensitive mental‑health data for targeted ads leading to deletion and monetary remedies; a stalkerware company and CEO receive industry bans for failing to prevent abusive uses; 42 COPPA cases since 2000 with over $500M in penalties. Technologists build continuous testing, accuracy audits, and data‑handling safeguards that courts and consent rules actually require.
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chapters (11)
- 0:00FTC introduction and role
- 1:09Unfair and deceptive practices
- 2:34FTC authority and rulemaking
- 3:37FTC privacy history and efforts
- 4:40BetterHelp privacy violation
- 5:45SpyFone stalkerware ban
- 7:11Epic Games COPPA violations
- 8:35Rite Aid facial recognition misuse
- 9:17Technologists at the FTC
- 10:40Skills for FTC technologists
- 11:44Q&A
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