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RSS FTCGoogle Books beefs up privacy policy after criticism
News To provide all users with a clear understanding of our practices, and in response to helpful comments about needing to be clearer about the Books product from the FTC and others, we wanted to highlight key provisions of... [04 Sep 2009]
Apple loses Google boss as Schmidt steps down from board
News In May, Google confirmed that the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) was planning to hold discussions concerning potential conflicts of interest related to Schmidt's presence on both companies' boards of directors. [04 Aug 2009]
Red Flags Rules - FTC Regulations and Your Responsibilities to Prevent Identity Theft
White Paper Identity Theft is on the rise, and the government has taken notice. As of May 1st, the Federal Trade Commission, the federal bank regulatory agencies, and the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) have issued regulations (the Red... [01 Jul 2009]
Minority Report: Apple, Google closer than ever?
Comment The recent FTC investigation stems from legislation - Section 8 of the 1914 Clayton Antitrust Act - which prohibits a person's presence on the board of two rival companies if competition between the two would be reduced... [26 May 2009]
Call to increase online data protection for teens
News This filing is to help the FTC recognise they must ensure children and adolescents' privacy is protected in the age of Facebook and MySpace. According to a copy of the letter seen by silicon.com sister site CNET News.com... [10 Apr 2008]
Do proposed guidelines for online ads cut the mustard?
News The Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) has proposed new privacy guidelines related to online advertising that offer weaker consumer notice and choice requirements than the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) wants. [25 Feb 2008]
Microsoft, Yahoo! to face FTC probe over ad buys
News The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) reportedly wants to take a look at a few online advertising acquisitions, not just Google's planned deal to acquire DoubleClick. Microsoft confirmed it has been notified by the... [15 Jun 2007]
Snatched laptop puts 40,000 at risk of ID fraud
News ID fraud continues to top the complaints reported to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). Such complaints, which include credit card fraud, bank fraud, as well as phone and utilities fraud, accounted for 36 per cent of... [09 Apr 2007]
Fresh data leak scare at US university
News Identity fraud continues to top the complaints reported to the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC). Such complaints, which include credit card fraud, bank fraud, as well as phone and utilities fraud, accounted for 36 per... [05 Apr 2007]
Competition probe hits Qualcomm
News The offices of Qualcomm Korea were raided in April of last year, when the FTC investigated business dealings between the company and three others - LG Electronics, Pantech Curitel and Samsung. Qualcomm is to be... [02 Jan 2007]
Anti-spyware groups target bogus music search site
News However, it is hoping the FTC can determine who is behind the site and where they are located, a representative for StopBadware said. The representative said: "The FTC has had success in working with... [07 Dec 2006]
Adware company hit with $3m fine
News Adware company Zango has been fined $3m by the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) for the methods it has employed to download adware onto users' computers. The adware distributor agreed to settle with the... [07 Nov 2006]
Vista: Redmond still tweaking Korea versions
News These versions would include links to media player and instant-messaging software from competitors, as required by a 2005 antitrust ruling by Korea's Fair Trade Commission (FTC). Linda Norman, an associate general... [16 Oct 2006]
ID theft: Which banks do best?
News Consumers filed more than 255,000 identity theft reports to the FTC in 2005, accounting for more than a third of all complaints the agency received. A report into which US financial institutions best protect their... [26 Sep 2006]
Sex spammers squashed by FTC
News The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has shut down four illegal internet spam operations, including two that hijacked computers to send sexually explicit spam. In the US District Court for the Northern District of... [15 Sep 2006]
