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FTC steps up investigation on unlawful repair restrictions

The FTC will now double up efforts to stop restrictions that prevent small businesses, workers, and consumers from fixing their own products.

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FTC sues Facebook over monopolistic conduct, seeks to undo WhatsApp and Instagram deals

Facebook claims that the US FTC lawsuit disregards settled law or the consequences by claiming it got it wrong and seeking a do-over.

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Facebook may not integrate WhatsApp and Instagram because of the FTC

It seems that Facebook may soon start its WhatsApp, Instagram, and Messenger integration, but the Federal Trade Commission may want to think otherwise

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Pocketnow Daily: Samsung Galaxy Note 10 5G confirmed, AirPods 3 in 2019 & more (video)

On today's Pocketnow Daily, we talk about the confirmation of a Samsung Galaxy Note 10 5G variant thanks to Verizon's CEO, new AirPods 3, and more.

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In Qualcomm anti-trust battles, Korean FTC could be its ticking time bomb

As part of antitrust mitigation measures it's obligated to fulfill, Qulacomm has to renegotiate a bunch of patent licensing deals. It hasn't happened.

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Facebook confirms it’s in talks with the FTC, sources say over privacy settlement

The FTC has been determining if Facebook broke its promises to beef up privacy protections for its users in the wake of the Cambridge Analytica scandal.

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Huawei and Lenovo are the star witnesses in the Qualcomm trial

As the trial between the U.S. Federal Trade Commission and Qualcomm begins, two Chinese companies are the star witnesses.

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FTC starts private investigation into Facebook privacy concerns

Among many of them is the fact that Facebook collected the metadata of Android users' phone calls and text messages. The company says it was an opt-in procedure, but screenshots make the practice more vague than it seems.

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