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.
A broker-dealer settled FINRA charges for (i) failing to disclose that various corporate and municipal bonds held by its customers were in default and (ii) failing to deliver a number of required disclosures to its customers.
An investment adviser settled SEC charges for failing to properly oversee a third-party contractor hired to remove, wipe and destroy decommissioned hardware containing customers' personal identifying information.