Stories about: Federal Trade Commission

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    EPIC sues FTC over Google's planned privacy changes 09/02/2012 09:28:18

    The Electronic Privacy Information Center has filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Federal Trade Commission, asking a court to force the agency to take action against Google over planned changes in the company's collection of personal data.
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    FTC warns makers of background checking apps 08/02/2012 06:39:50

    The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has sent warning letters to the makers of six mobile apps used for background checks, saying the apps may violate a consumer credit protection law.
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    U.S. government online security website hacked 24/01/2012 18:51:28

    Hackers under the AntiSec banner appeared to have hacked late Monday the website of OnGuardOnline.gov, the U.S. federal government's online security website, in protest against controversial legislation.
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    ICANN CEO defends new gTLD plan 11/01/2012 10:15:51

    The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) will open up applications for new generic top-level domains this week, even with continued objections to the plan, the group's CEO said.
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    SAP acquisition of SuccessFactors clears antitrust hurdle 29/12/2011 06:04:18

    SAP's US$3.4 billion acquisition of SuccessFactors has passed an important regulatory step, with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission deciding on Friday to grant early termination of the waiting period required by the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act, SAP announced Wednesday.
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    Intel antitrust case may be headed to New York court 27/12/2011 18:13:02

    A federal judge in Delaware has cancelled a Feb. 14 trial of an antitrust case filed against Intel in 2009, after plaintiff New York state asked the court to allow its transfer to a New York state court.
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    Facebook commits to changes following critical Irish audit 22/12/2011 04:06:42

    Facebook plans to change how it retains data and revamp some privacy controls following the release Wednesday of a critical audit from Ireland's data protection authority.
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    Senators urge FTC to investigate Google 20/12/2011 12:04:00

    Two U.S. senators on Monday urged the U.S. Federal Trade Commission to investigate Google for possible antitrust violations.
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    FTC mails out refund checks for buyers of scareware 13/12/2011 01:09:35

    The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has begun to mail refund checks to computer owners who purchased so-called scareware from vendors who allegedly used deceptive advertising to trick customers into buying the software to fix their supposedly infected computers.
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    Senators, critics question ICANN's generic TLD plan 09/12/2011 09:05:13

    The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) may be moving forward too fast on a plan to sell hundreds of new generic top-level domains starting early next year, several U.S. senators said Thursday.
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    DOJ investigating e-book pricing, official says 08/12/2011 06:49:22

    The U.S. Department of Justice is investigating anticompetitive behavior in the pricing of e-books, joining the European Union, the head of the agency's antitrust division said Wednesday.
 
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