The CFPB asserted that restrictions imposed by dominant operating systems on point-of-sale payment methods may have an "outsized effect" and hurt the development of a "truly open ecosystem."
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The DOJ and the FTC reached a record settlement, pending court approval, against the maker of the popular video game "Fortnite" for violating the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act and the Federal Trade Commission Act.
A coalition of 40 Attorneys General obtained $391.5 million in a settlement with Google, LLC for misleading users about its policies for capturing and storing user location data.
The CFPB reopened the comment period on a Request for Information issued to Amazon, Apple, Facebook, Google, PayPal and Square regarding how each firm uses personal payment data and manages data access.
Industry participants and state regulators disagree as to whether proposed federal legislation to standardize privacy and security protections for consumer data should preempt state law.