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Article | 1/02/2013 FTC reaches privacy settlement with Path app
The maker of the Path social networking app will pay a US$800,000 civil penalty to settle U.S. Federal Trade Commission charges that it illegally coll...
Article | 1/02/2013 FTC: App developers, stores should take new privacy steps
Mobile app developers should provide real-time disclosures to users on the personal information they collect and get permission to collect sensitive i...
Article | 3/01/2013 US FTC sets Thursday briefing on Google antitrust investigation
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission will host a press conference Thursday afternoon to discussion its investigation of Google for antitrust violations.
Article | 19/12/2012 US FTC strengthens online children's privacy rules
Websites, mobile apps and online advertising networks targeting children will be required to follow new privacy regulations, including getting a paren...
Article | 5/12/2012 US FTC bars advertising firm from sniffing browser histories
An online advertising firm accused of spying on the browser histories of consumers has reached a settlement with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission bar...
Article | 19/11/2012 US lawmakers question FTC's antitrust investigation of Google
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission may be headed toward an "unwarranted" power grab in its antitrust investigation of Google, two lawmakers from Silico...
Article | 9/12/2011 Senators, critics question ICANN's generic TLD plan
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 dom...
Article | 8/12/2011 DOJ investigating e-book pricing, official says
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...
Article | 30/11/2011 Facebook settles FTC privacy complaints
Facebook has agreed to settle US Federal Trade Commission charges that it deceived consumers "on numerous occasions" by telling them they could keep t...
Article | 12/10/2011 FTC: P-to-P software shared personal info from smartphones
Peer-to-peer software developer Frostwire has agreed to settle U.S. Federal Trade Commission charges that its software would likely cause users to unk...
Article | 9/09/2011 FTC: No, your smartphone can't heal acne
Smartphones can help you record video clips, compose music and find the nearest Ethiopian restaurant, but they can't cure acne, the U.S. Federal Trade...
Article | 22/07/2011 Commerce Department will push privacy codes of conduct
U.S. privacy codes of conduct drafted by businesses, consumers and privacy advocates working together will work better than government regulation or l...
Article | 31/03/2011 Google settles FTC complaint over Buzz
Google has agreed to settle a complaint from the U.S. Federal Trade Commission charging the company with using deceptive tactics and violating its own...

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