US to probe Amazon over its iRobot, One Medical acquisitions – ET HealthWorld

US to probe Amazon over its iRobot, One Medical acquisitions – ET HealthWorld

San Francisco: E-Commerce Giant Amazon Facing great scrutiny by US Federal Trade Commission In its latest proposed acquisition of a robot vacuum maker iRobot and 1 life Health carewhich operates primary care provider One Medical. Amazon announced the proposed acquisition of One Medical for $3.9 billion in July and iRobot for $1.7 billion in August. … Read more

U.S. sues broker for selling data that could track church, health clinic visits – ET HealthWorld

U.S. sues broker for selling data that could track church, health clinic visits – ET HealthWorld

Washington: The US Federal Trade Commission The Idaho-based data broker was sued on Monday Kochwa Inc. to sell geolocation data from millions of mobile devices that can be used to track consumers. This FTC Consumer data can be used to trace people’s movements to and from sensitive locations, including “reproductive health clinics, places of worship, … Read more