Google has achieved what can only be described as a victory after an investigation into unfair search result manipulation by the US Federal Trade Commission. The FTC yesterday released its verdicts on two charges levelled against Google ...
Tags: Google, Computer Products
IDG News Service-The U.S.Federal Trade Commission may be headed toward an"unwarranted"power grab in its antitrust investigation of Google,two lawmakers from Silicon Valley have said. Media reports have suggested the FTC may accuse Google ...
The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) is set to host the first of several meetings seeking input for its effort to develop new codes of conduct for handling private consumer date on the Internet and mobile ...
Tags: NTIA, private consumer, privacy practices, Bill of Rights, FTC
After a nearly two-year antitrust investigation,Google escaped with more of a slap on the wrist than a slap in the face,say industry analysts. While getting the anti-trust equivalent of a good talking-to,the Internet giant is easily ...
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Three federal agencies and a group of state attorneys general have filed more than 70 civil and criminal cases against defendants offering allegedly bogus business opportunities, with some of the defendants offering to help customers set up ...
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Google and the European Commission could hammer out a search antitrust settlement within months, with both sides now working on the details of an agreement, EU Competition Commissioner Joaquin Almunia said Wednesday. Almunia, during a ...
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Computerworld-U.S.officials today struck at six long-running scams,freezing assets of 14 companies charged with bilking consumers by posing as tech support from Microsoft,Symantec and others. In a press conference,the Federal Trade ...
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IDG News Service-Concern is building up over the use of litigation over standards-essential patents to block sales of products,with the International Telecommunication Union(ITU)planning to hold a conference that will address what the ...
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Google will pay a historic fine to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that it bypassed privacy settings and used cookies to track Apple Safari users who visited Google's DoubleClick ad network. The $22.5 million civil penalty is the ...
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The first meeting of the U.S.-Colombia Free Trade Commission (FTC) took place in Washington on Nov. 19, 2012. Deputy U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) Miriam Sapiro hosted the meeting, and Vice Minister of Trade Gabriel Duque Mildenberg led ...
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The US Federal Trade Commission said it had updated rules requiring online services to obtain consent from parents if they are aimed at children under 13 or know that they are collecting personal information from young children. But FTC ...
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Web and mobile device users have little understanding about how much of their personal data is collected online, making it difficult to rely on free-market competition for solutions to privacy concerns, privacy experts told the U.S. Federal ...
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Many mobile apps aimed at children collect and share personal data without notifying parents, potentially violating U.S. law, the Federal Trade Commission said in a report released Monday. The FTC has launched an investigation of several ...
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Two digital rights group urged Facebook on Tuesday to halt changes to its governance and data use policies, warning the modifications could increase privacy risks. Facebook said last Wednesday it would no longer allow users to vote on ...
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The U.S. International Trade Commission has decided to review an April decision by its administrative law judge in a patent dispute between Microsoft and Motorola Mobility that has attracted a lot of attention including from the U.S. ...
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