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  1. November 05, 2024

    DC Circ. Wary Of FTC Changes To $5B Meta Privacy Deal

    The Federal Trade Commission faced a skeptical D.C. Circuit panel Tuesday in its bid to modify a $5 billion privacy deal with Meta, with judges questioning why any private company would settle with the agency if the deal could later be reopened.

  2. June 12, 2024

    FTC Tells DC Circ. It Can Modify $5B Meta Privacy Deal

    The Federal Trade Commission told the D.C. Circuit on Wednesday that it has the authority to reopen its in-house proceedings in order to revise a $5 billion privacy settlement with Meta Platforms, saying the courts do not have oversight of the agency's administrative order.

  3. May 13, 2024

    FTC Can't Modify $5B Meta Privacy Deal, DC Circ. Told

    Meta Platforms Inc. told the D.C. Circuit on Monday that the Federal Trade Commission lacks the ability to unilaterally modify a $5 billion privacy settlement, contending that the courts are the ones responsible for enforcing the agreement.

  4. March 15, 2024

    Meta Can't Block FTC Plans To Stop Kids' Data Monetization

    Meta filed its second appeal Friday after suffering another D.C. federal court loss against proposed Federal Trade Commission tweaks to a $5 billion data privacy settlement meant to block its monetization of children's data.

  5. March 13, 2024

    Meta's 'Expense & Annoyance' Not Enough To Stop FTC Tweak

    A D.C. Circuit panel refused late Tuesday to temporarily block proposed Federal Trade Commission tweaks to a $5 billion data privacy settlement aimed at blocking Meta's monetization of children's data — finding the social media giant has not shown it is likely to succeed in its appeal of the changes, nor that it will suffer irreparable harm.

  6. January 29, 2024

    Meta Again Seeks DC Circ. Pause On FTC Privacy Deal Tweaks

    Meta took another stab last week at seeking D.C. Circuit intervention against proposed Federal Trade Commission tweaks to a $5 billion data privacy settlement that would now block monetization of children's data, again arguing that the agency is denying the company due process rights and reneging on deal terms already agreed to.

  7. January 01, 2024

    Cybersecurity & Privacy Cases To Watch In 2024

    Litigation accusing tech giants, healthcare companies, retailers and other website operators of unlawfully tracking users' activities is expected to continue to occupy the spotlight in 2024, in addition to a constitutional challenge being mounted by Facebook's parent company to the Federal Trade Commission's enforcement authority and an ongoing flood of biometric privacy suits that could be joined by a similar influx of health privacy disputes.

  8. December 06, 2023

    Meta Can't Block Privacy Deal Changes, FTC Tells DC Circ.

    The Federal Trade Commission on Wednesday fired back at Meta's attempt to halt proceedings at the agency to revise a $5 billion data privacy settlement to impose additional restrictions on the social media giant, telling the D.C. Circuit that the company faces no risk of being harmed because a court would ultimately need to review any changes to the deal.