Mastodawn

Hawaii Resort Fees & Hotel Parking: What You'll Actually Pay https://www.hawaii-guide.com/blog/hawaii-resort-fees-parking-visitor-guide?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #Hawaii #TravelTips #ResortFees #HotelParking #FTC

Jonathan Kamens 86 47 12h ago

I recently started occasionally using Microsoft Copilot Chat (the free version) from a new Microsoft account. Today, I received from Microsoft the email whose header and footer are shown below.
Q: What's wrong with this picture?
A: This email violates federal law. It is clearly a marketing email and yet there is no way to unsubscribe from receiving such emails in the future. That's a violation of the CAN-SPAM act.
#Microsoft #spam #politics #USPol #FTC (1/3)

PrivacyDigest 13h ago

#ElonMusk tries again to escape #FTC audits of X data handling
#musk #privacy #security

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/06/elon-musk-tries-again-to-escape-ftc-audits-of-x-data-handling/

Elon Musk tries again to escape FTC audits of X data handling

Musk can't be trusted to protect X user privacy, public commenters warn FTC.

Ars Technica

Calishat 1d ago

#politics #FTC #Twitter

'The Federal Trade Commission is seeking public comment on a petition from X Corp., formerly known as Twitter, to set aside or modify its 2022 settlement order with the agency.'

https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2026/06/ftc-seeks-comment-x-corp-petition-set-aside-or-modify-ftc-order-concerning-twitter

FTC Seeks Comment on X Corp. Petition to Set Aside or Modify FTC Order Concerning Twitter

The Federal Trade Commission is seeking public comment on a petition from X Corp., formerly known as Twitter, to set aside or modify its

Federal Trade Commission

ResearchBuzz: Firehose 1d ago

FTC: FTC Seeks Comment on X Corp. Petition to Set Aside or Modify FTC Order Concerning Twitter. “The Federal Trade Commission is seeking public comment on a petition from X Corp., formerly known as Twitter, to set aside or modify its 2022 settlement order with the agency. In its petition to the Commission, X Corp. cited several reasons why it believes that the order should either be set aside […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2026/06/04/ftc-ftc-seeks-comment-on-x-corp-petition-to-set-aside-or-modify-ftc-order-concerning-twitter/

FTC: FTC Seeks Comment on X Corp. Petition to Set Aside or Modify FTC Order Concerning Twitter

FTC: FTC Seeks Comment on X Corp. Petition to Set Aside or Modify FTC Order Concerning Twitter. “The Federal Trade Commission is seeking public comment on a petition from X Corp., formerly kn…

ResearchBuzz: Firehose

The Japan Times 3d ago

The Fair Trade Commission has conducted on-site inspections of Persol Tempstaff, Recruit Staffing and three other companies for allegedly forming an illegal cartel to raise staffing service fees, sources have said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/06/02/companies/persol-tempstaff-ftc-inspections-cartel/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #persoltempstaff #recruitstaffing #ftc #jobs

Japan’s FTC inspects five staffing agencies over alleged service fee cartel

The inspections were the first to have been conducted on-site by the antimonopoly watchdog on companies in Japan's temporary staffing industry, sources said.

The Japan Times

Techdirt [Unofficial]4d ago

John Deere Faces Second Class Action For Monopolizing Repair

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.techdirt.com/2026/06/01/john-deere-faces-second-class-action-for-monopolizing-repair/

John Deere Faces Second Class Action For Monopolizing Repair

John Deere is facing a second class action lawsuit for its ongoing, ham-fisted effort to monopolize tractor repair and drive up costs for its customers. The latest lawsuit was filed in mid-May in t…

Techdirt

WIRED - The Latest in Technology, Science, Culture and Business [Unofficial]4d ago

Norse Atlantic Airways Offers Dirt-Cheap Tickets. There’s a Catch

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.wired.com/story/norse-airlines-ftc-complaints-ai-scams/

Joanna J.

6d ago

RE: https://social.lol/@skoobz/116667034945903905

PCA is good at baseball. #ftc

aslamK May 28

The form asked my permission to share my health data. Then it wouldn’t let me say no. – The Markup - https://themarkup.org/privacy/2026/05/27/opt-out-dark-patterns
-@themarkup

#HIPAA #privacy #FTC #CFPB #healthcare

The form asked my permission to share my health data. Then it wouldn’t let me say no. – The Markup

Dark patterns force patients to share their data with big healthcare networks, even when the privacy form they’re signing explicitly says they can opt-out.