Progress
Current status
under investigation
19 Dec 2022under investigation
Scope
Implementers
United States of America
Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Data protection regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
other service provider
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
consumer protection authority
Implementation Level
national
Timeline of events
Announced settlement in FTC investigation into Epic Games over alleged data protection regulation violations
On 19 December 2022, the United States Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced that it had reached an agreement with Epic Games, the developer of the video game Fortnite, to settle allegations and close its investigation regarding privacy violation…
Event typeinvestigation
Action typeinterim ruling
Government branchexecutive
Government bodyconsumer protection authority