When you’ve got something to hide…

#Pentagon plans widespread random #polygraphs, #NDAs to stanch #leaks

The Pentagon plans to impose strict nondisclosure agreements & random lie detector tests for scores of people in its headquarters, including many top officials, acc/to 2 people familiar with the proposal & documents obtained by WaPo, escalating #Defense Secy #PeteHegseth’s war on leakers & internal #dissent.

#Trump #military #transparency #journalism
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2025/10/01/pentagon-pete-hegseth-crackdown-leaks/

A separate document also from Feinberg would establish a program to randomly #polygraph those ofcls. The documents do not prescribe a limit on who would be subjected to these #NDAs & tests, suggesting it could include everyone from four-star generals to administrative assistants.
The efforts are part of a wider strategy by the #Trump admin & the #Pentagon to ferret out ofcls deemed insufficiently #loyal or who provide info to reporters.

#military #Hegseth #transparency #journalism #MafiaState

All #military service members, civilian employees & contract workers within the office of the #defense secretary & the Joint Staff [#JCS], estimated to be >5,000 personnel, would be required to sign a #NDA that “prohibits the release of non-public information without approval or through a defined process,” acc/to a draft memo from Deputy Defense Secretary Steve Feinberg.

#Trump #Hegseth #transparency #MafiaState

When you’ve got something to hide…

#Pentagon plans widespread random #polygraphs, #NDAs to stanch #leaks

The Pentagon plans to impose strict nondisclosure agreements & random lie detector tests for scores of people in its headquarters, including many top officials, acc/to 2 people familiar with the proposal & documents obtained by WaPo, escalating #Defense Secy #PeteHegseth’s war on leakers & internal #dissent.

#Trump #military #transparency #journalism
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2025/10/01/pentagon-pete-hegseth-crackdown-leaks/

#Amazon to Pay $2.5 Billion to #Settle Claims It Tricked #Prime Customers

The settlement is one of the largest in the history of the #FTC, which sued Amazon two years ago under the #Biden administration.

#law #transparency #ConsumerProtection #fraud
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/25/technology/amazon-ftc-settlement.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

An estimated 200 million people in the United States use #Prime to shop on #Amazon. Subscriptions, primarily Prime, brought in more than $44 billion last year, but its value to Amazon goes far beyond the monthly fees. Prime members are the company’s best customers: they buy more things, & buy more frequently, than people who are not signed up for the service.

#law #FTC #transparency #ConsumerProtection #fraud

The lawsuit cut to the heart of how #Amazon defines itself as a champion for the hundreds of millions of #consumers who regularly use its online shopping service.

The #settlement includes $1 billion in penalties and $1.5 billion in payouts to #customers, who could get $51 each if they qualify. The agency said it is one of the largest settlements in its history.

Amazon admitted to no wrongdoing in agreeing to settle, the agency said.

#law #transparency #ConsumerProtection #fraud

#Amazon agreed to pay $2.5 billion to settle claims that it tricked tens of millions of people into signing up for its #Prime membership program, & then made it hard for #customers to cancel when they wanted out, the #FTC said Thursday.

The #settlement came days into a #jury #trial that began in Seattle this week over the issue, which stemmed from a lawsuit filed by the FTC in 2023 under the #Biden admin.

#law #transparency #ConsumerProtection #fraud

#Amazon to Pay $2.5 Billion to #Settle Claims It Tricked #Prime Customers

The settlement is one of the largest in the history of the #FTC, which sued Amazon two years ago under the #Biden administration.

#law #transparency #ConsumerProtection #fraud
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/25/technology/amazon-ftc-settlement.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare