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• Lawmakers target data brokers in privacy bill

  Four senators resurrect a bill that would allow consumers to see and correct personal information held by data brokers

• Privacy groups want investigation of big data acquisitions

  The regulatory agency should conduct stricter reviews before granting approval to big data deals, four groups say

• US FTC calls on IoT vendors to protect privacy

  The agency recommends a set of best practices, but critics fear the FTC will enforce them as regulations

• TRUSTe deceived consumers about recertification program, FTC says

  The agency and privacy certification provider reach a settlement on its recertification promises

• FTC: AT&T promised unlimited data, but throttled mobile customers

  Mobile customers who exceeded a monthly data cap had their connections slowed by as much as 90 percent, the agency says

• FTC appoints privacy researcher Soltani as chief technologist

  Soltani has assisted newspapers with investigations of government surveillance and online privacy