SEC Is Investigating How Amazon Disclosed Business Practices

By: Wall Street Journal Date: April 6, 2022   Federal securities regulators are investigating how Amazon.com Inc. has disclosed some details of its business practices, including how it uses third-party-seller data for its private-label business, according to people familiar with the matter. The Securities and Exchange Commission is probing how the technology giant—the largest U.S. e-commerce retailer […]

Google Bans Apps With Hidden Data-Harvesting Software

By: Wall Street Journal Date: April 6, 2022   Google has yanked dozens of apps from its Google Play store after determining that they include a software element that surreptitiously harvests data.   The Panamanian company that wrote the code, Measurement Systems S. de R.L., is linked through corporate records and web registrations to a […]