About two-thirds of taxpayers did not qualify for the free service. The disclaimers that it was not free for all were often “ineffective and often inconspicuous,” the Federal Trade Commission said.
Category: Federal Trade Commission
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Rite Aid’s A.I. Facial Recognition Wrongly Tagged People of Color as Shoplifters
Under the terms of a settlement with the Federal Trade Commission, the pharmacy chain will be barred from using the technology as a surveillance tool for five years.
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Lina Khan’s F.T.C. Secures a Big Win
An appeals court ruling that validated its fight against a deal by the gene-sequencing giant Illumina is a boost for the agency’s expansive antitrust strategy.
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Gene-Sequencing Company Illumina to Sell Cancer Test Developer
The move came two days after a court upheld the Federal Trade Commission’s challenge to the deal on antitrust grounds.
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QR Codes Can Hide Deceptive Links From Identity Thieves, F.T.C. Warns
Scammers have used QR codes to steal personal information by imitating legitimate companies or sending deceptive emails and text messages, the Federal Trade Commission said.
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A String of Lawsuits Takes Aim at Regulators
The attacks, once unthinkable, could upend how a suite of agencies including the F.T.C. and the S.E.C. enforce rules.
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A String of Lawsuits Takes Aim at Regulators
The attacks, once unthinkable, could upend how a suite of agencies including the F.T.C. and the S.E.C. enforce rules.
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What to Expect at Today’s DealBook Summit
Vice President Kamala Harris, Elon Musk, Bob Iger, Jamie Dimon and Tsai Ing-wen, the president of Taiwan, are among the big names speaking.
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The Chicken Tycoons vs. the Antitrust Hawks
As part of a broader campaign against anticompetitive practices, the Biden administration has taken on the chicken industry. Why have the results been so paltry?