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And so continues the battle over Qualcomm’s licensing practices. The US Federal Trade Commission on Friday defended its antitrust lawsuit from January, saying in a legal filing with the US District Court in San Jose, California, that the court shouldn’t dismiss its complaint against Qualcomm. The group has accused Qualcomm, the world’s biggest mobile chipmaker, …

Did Uber break the law by collecting information on users’ iPhones to identify the devices even after people had deleted the Uber app? That’s what a consumer advocacy group asked the US Federal Trade Commission to find out in a complaint sent Thursday (PDF). Consumer Watchdog told the FTC in its complaint that this kind of tracking violates federal privacy …

Federal Communications Chairman Ajit Pai has started to roll back Obama-era net neutrality regulation, setting up a showdown between tech companies and broadband providers. In a speech in Washington on Wednesday, Pai outlined his plan for eliminating the utility style regulatory framework the FCC adopted in 2015, while still keeping principles to prevent broadband and wireless providers from favoring their …

If you follow celebrities on Instagram, you probably find it hard to tell which posts are ads. That could soon change. The Federal Trade Commission has sent over 90 reminders to what it calls “influencers” — celebrities, athletes, models and the like — asking them to clearly state at the beginning of each post if they were paid to endorse …

Qualcomm has asked a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit filed by the Federal Trade Commission that accuses the wireless chip maker of maintaining its market dominance through anticompetitive behavior. The company’s motion, filed Monday in the US District Court in San Jose, California, contends that the FTC’s complaint fails to support claims of antitrust violations or competitive harm. “The …

Now playing: Watch this: What the repeal of internet privacy rules means to you 2:26 Obama-era rules designed to regulate how broadband companies handle your private information online are on their way out. As of Tuesday, both houses of Congress have voted to repeal regulations adopted last year by the Federal Communications Commission. The next step is a signature from …

Bring it on, Apple — at least, that’s what Qualcomm’s top executives seemed to be saying Wednesday. Qualcomm CEO Steve Mollenkopf and Derek Aberle, head of the wireless chipmakers’s licensing business, fired back at lawsuits filed over the past week by Apple in the US and China. Those suits, they said, are all about the money, an effort by Apple …

Apple’s legal battle with Qualcomm has gone international. The iPhone maker on Wednesday filed two lawsuits against Qualcomm in China, according to Reuters, which cited a press release from Beijing’s Intellectual Property Court. The first alleges that Qualcomm “abused its clout in the chip industry,” a violation of China’s anti-monopoly law. Apple seeks 1 billion yuan ($145.32 million) in damages, …

Apple’s latest lawsuit target? Qualcomm. The iPhone maker on Friday filed suit against Qualcomm, alleging the wireless chipmaker didn’t give fair licensing terms for its processor technology. Apple also said Qualcomm sought to punish it for cooperating in a South Korean investigation into Qualcomm’s licensing practices by withholding a $1 billion rebate. Apple wants a court to lower the amount …

That internet-connected talking toy you bought your kids may be putting their privacy at risk without your knowledge or consent, according to a coalition of consumer-interest organizations. A complaint filed Tuesday with the US Federal Trade Commission alleges that Genesis Toys, the makers of “smart” kids toys — the My Friend Cayla doll and the i-Que Intelligent Robot — and …