US states launch antitrust probes of tech companies, focus on Facebook, Google
Two groups of US state attorneys general on Friday announced separate antitrust probes of large tech companies such as Alphabet's Google and Facebook.
Two groups of US state attorneys general on Friday announced separate antitrust probes of large tech companies such as Alphabet's Google and Facebook.
A hacker has stolen the personal information of over 100 million people from Capital One Financial Corp in the latest high-profile breach of sensitive consumer data.
"It's a parking ticket, not a penalty," said Ed Mierzwinski, a senior director at Washington-based U.S. Public Interest Research Group.
​Credit reporting company Equifax is close to a deal to pay around US$700 million to settle data breach probes with US regulators and states, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the matter.
The FTC has been investigating allegations Facebook inappropriately shared information belonging to 87 million users with the now-defunct British political consulting firm Cambridge Analytica.