Shocking Data Stories
FTC alleged that period tracking app maker Flo Health shared people's private health information with Facebook and Google without permission, it required some changes in how the company gathers and uses people's data. But the settlement led to a controversial enforcement policy update that could affect countless health and fitness app makers. And that was just one sign that the FTC is getting tougher on tech firms.
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ill Your Algorithm is a two-part Digiday podcast special exploring the implications of a more aggressive Federal Trade Commission. Sometimes referred to as weak and toothless in past years, the FTC is under the tough new leadership of Chairwoman Lina Khan, who has already guided policy changes that could have a big impact on how it addresses privacy and antitrust abuses of data-hungry tech.
But party-line votes among FTC commissioners signal heightened internal partisanship at the agency, known historically for rising above the political fray. And some worry getting too-aggressive or too-political could backfire. The consequences of which would have years-long effects. Click on the orange boxes to listen to our special podcast series — and read the transcript.
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The Vault of Power
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When the Biden administration named antitrust reform scholar Lina Khan as chair of the FTC, it didn't take long before Amazon and Facebook asked for her recusal in cases related to the two companies. But even as lawmakers call for regulators to rein in big tech algorithms, some have pushed against giving a Khan-led FTC any more money or power to help do it.
Shocking Data Stories
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FTC alleged that period tracking app maker Flo Health shared people's private health information with Facebook and Google without permission, it required some changes in how the company gathers and uses people's data. But the settlement led to a controversial enforcement policy update that could affect countless health and fitness app makers. And that was just one sign that the FTC is getting tougher on tech firms.
The Vault of Power
Link to story here
When the Biden administration named antitrust reform scholar Lina Khan as chair of the FTC, it didn't take long before Amazon and Facebook asked for her recusal in cases related to the two companies. But even as lawmakers call for regulators to rein in big tech algorithms, some have pushed against giving a Khan-led FTC any more money or power to help do it.
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