Most US citizens do not want any information collected about which websites they visit, according to a survey by the University of California. But nearly 90% of those polled said they had never heard of the do not track (DNT) mechanism, ...
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WASHINGTON -- The Federal Trade Commission has reached an agreement with seven rent-to-own companies and a software design firm to settle charges the companies spied on consumers who rented their computers. The settlements bar the ...
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The U.S.Federal Trade Commission has reached proposed settlements with a software vendor and seven rent-to-own stores after the agency accused them of installing spyware on rented computers that captured screenshots of personal ...
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Facebook will suspend its facial recognition photo tagging service in Europe by 15 October,following a privacy audit by the Irish Data Protection Commission(DPC). The technology,which suggests when registered users could be tagged in ...
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As part of the Federal Trade Commission's systematic review of all current FTC rules and guides, the FTC is seeking public comment on proposed changes to the FTC Rule that requires manufacturers and importers to attach labels with care ...
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The Federal Trade Commission(FTC)has warned Cardinal Glass Industries,along with 14 window manufacturers,that they may be making unsupported energy savings claims. A statement issued by the FTC says the warning letters"are part of an FTC ...
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Screen shot from Selling Your Store's Credit Plan The Furniture Training Company announced that a new online selling skills series, Selling Your Store's Credit Plan, is now available on the Furniture Training Company's subscription web ...
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The U.S.Federal Trade Commission has cleared Facebook's proposed acquisition of mobile photo-sharing service Instagram in an unanimous vote,FTC said on Wednesday. The clearance,which comes about a week after the U.K.Office of Fair Trading ...
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A coalition of 17 advocacy groups filed complaints on Wednesday with the U.S.Federal Trade Commission against five prominent companies,including McDonald's,claiming that certain of their online marketing practices violate child privacy ...
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The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has fined Google $22.5m for monitoring Apple Safari browser users even though they had a "do not track" privacy setting selected. The fine is the largest to date to be imposed by the FTC on a single ...
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As predicted last month, the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has imposed a record fine on Google of $22.5m (£14.4m) to settle charges that the company wrongly assured users of Apple's Safari browser that its tracking cookies were ...
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California's top legal official has put the tech industry on notice that she intends to get tough on digital privacy. Attorney General Kamala Harris said Thursday she is forming a new group within the state's Justice Department, the ...
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Privacy advocates today welcomed news of a possible Google proposal to settle Federal Trade Commission (FTC) charges related to its surreptitious tracking of Apple Safari users. The Wall Street Journal, citing unnamed sources, ...
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Unless there is some big action by conservatives to repeal Bush administration legislation that requires more efficient lighting, many old incandescent bulbs (or lamps) will become unavailable over the next few years. This will leave most ...
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The U.S. Federal Trade Commission is investigating Google's Motorola Mobility unit to determine whether it is stifling innovation in the mobile market by refusing to license certain patents to its competitors, according to published ...