News FTC initiates an investigation into ChatGPT creator OpenAI With ChatGPT being one of the most popular generative AI models in the world right now, this investigation may have dire consequences for OpenAI... Kamya PandeyJuly 18, 2023
News FTC explains the competition concerns surrounding generative AI models: A summary To create new content, generative AI models have to be trained on vast amounts of data, and access to this data is much easier... Kamya PandeyJuly 6, 2023
News Here are the dark patterns used by Amazon to trick consumers into Prime memberships Taking note of various "manipulative" design elements used by Amazon, the US Federal Trade Commission has filed a complaint against the company. Sarvesh MathiJune 22, 2023
News US govt warns businesses of ‘AI deception’, calls for mitigating risks before launching AI products In a blog post, the regulator said it wants companies to consider the harms of the misuse of AI products right at the design... Sarasvati NTMarch 24, 2023
News Meta Stifled Competition By Resorting To Acquisition Of A VR Fitness App: US FTC US FTC says that Meta has the resources to build and compete with its own VR fitness app but instead chose to "illegally" acquire... Akshit ChawlaNovember 23, 2022
News Why the US FTC wants to crack down on big tech data collection and how does it plan to do so The FTC announced that it is exploring rules to crack down on harmful commercial surveillance and is seeking public comments on the same Sarvesh MathiSeptember 2, 2022
News TLDR: Zoom MacOs loophole, Chinese apps submit algorithms, Signal breach, data localization, US FTC, more We present a quick roundup of latest tech policy news and developments from India and around the world Arjun BanerjeeAugust 16, 2022
News Why two US lawmakers want a crackdown on VPN apps In their letter, the lawmakers describe several abusive practices in the VPN industry, including promoting false and misleading claims about their services and selling... Sarvesh MathiJuly 19, 2022
News Indian government is working on a ‘Right to Repair’ framework The draft framework is meant to guard against 'planned obsolescence' and save costs for consumers who would have to buy products again MitakshJuly 15, 2022
News How location and health data can be misused and what the US government is doing to protect users US Federal Trade Commissions lays out how health and location data can be misused and what it will do to strengthen protection of such... Sarvesh MathiJuly 14, 2022