Tag: FTC

Google Antitrust Complaint Filed With FTC
ShopCity.com, a network of local shopping sites, has filed an antitrust complaint with the Federal Trade Commission against Google. The company shared a copy of the complaint with...
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Facebook Faces A Whole New Round of Privacy Concerns
Last year at f8, Facebook revealed its Open Graph and social plugins. Shortly thereafter, privacy concerns became a major point of discussion throughout the media and around the wa...
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FTC Google Probe: More Details Emerge
After various reports that the Federal Trade Commission was going to launch a big investigation into Google's business practices, this was finally confirmed in late June, though li...
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FTC Eyeing Twitter, According to Report, Others Question Validity
Business Insider is running a report claiming "Twitter is...
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Google to FTC: These 5 Principles Will Stand Up To Your Scrutiny
"These are the principles that guide us, and we know they’ll stand up to scrutiny," Google said today in a post to the Official Google Blog, in response to scrutiny from the U.S. F...
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Report: FTC Ready to Serve Google Subpoenas
Mutterings of a a broad antitrust investigation of Google by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) have been heard for a few months now, and there is still nothing official yet....
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Potential Employers May Have Access to 7 Years of Your Status Updates
The Federal Trade Commission has decided to stop investigating the practices of Social Intelligence, which offers employers a service that does social media-related background chec...
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Google Facing More Competition-Related Scrutiny, This Time from the FTC
It seems like just yesterday that Google won the approval of the Justice Department...
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Google Antitrust Investigation May Be On FTC’s Agenda
Google's proposed acquisition of ITA Software, and whether or not the...
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Google Buzz Agreement Reached With FTC
Google Buzz, the social network built into Gmail, has faced its share of complaints regarding automatic opt-ins and privacy issues.  Last year,...
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Do Not Track Becoming A Reality
The Federal Trade Commission testified today before the Senate Committee on Commerce about its efforts to protect consumer privacy through enforcement, education, and policy initia...
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Company Settles with FTC for $250,000 Over Misleading Online Reviews
A company that sells guitar-lesson DVDs online has settled with the Federal Trade Commission for a whopping $250,000 over c...
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FTC Settles With Chitika Over Online Ad Tracking
The Federal Trade Commission said today it has reached a settlement with online advertising company Chitika, that ends the company’s allegedly deceptive practice of tracking people...
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Twitter And FTC Reach Settlement
The Federal Trade Commission said today it has finalized a proposed settlement it announced last June with Twitter, which resolved charges that Twitter deceived users and put their...
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FTC Cracks Down On Mortgage Spammer
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) said today it has asked a federal judge to shut down a company that allegedly sent people millions of spam text messages. The...
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