A report by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) found a Google engineer had warned his bosses the project had the potential to gather personal data. Given the findings of the FCC we have reopened our investigation.
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has accused Google of knowingly collecting households' Wi-Fi data, a practice the search giant has long argued happened by mistake during the design of its Street View service.
Google today filed a 17-page response to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), accusing the government agency of causing delays that slowed down the Street View Wi-Fi data grab investigation and resulted in Google paying a $25,000 fine.
Not content with Google's $25,000 fine for obstructing a Federal Communications Commission (FCC) investigation into the allegations, a U.S. The FCC began its Google investigation in May 2010. EPIC lambasted the FCC's ruling for being too lenient.
However, the FCC did propose a $25,000 fine against Google. The search company “deliberately impeded and delayed” the investigation into the 2010 incident for several months, according to a Saturday FCC news release.
Google was scrutinized by the FCC last year and recently has also been the target of investigations from the U.S. Google has had their share of problems with authorities in Europe regarding data collection practices.
And Comcast and NBC just made a deal that passed FCC scrutiny with ramifications for net neutrality I'm not even sure I want to contemplate yet. And now with Comcast and NBC getting FCC approval, we're looking at the ability of a large corporation...
The FCC passed its Net Neutrality regulations today and have already been met with protest and threats of legally challenging them have started, Mashable reported. While the Open Internet Order does prevent fixed broadband providers from blocking...
FCC Voting on Net Neutrality Dec.by Frank Watson Search Engine Optimization Search Engine Optimization in an Increasingly Social World by Eric Enge SEO is changing rapidly, in part due to the increasingly social nature of the web.
The FCC will vote on "adopting basic rules of the road to preserve the open Internet as a platform for innovation, investment, competition, and free expression. House Republicans are trying to halt the FCC, preparing "a letter to the agency...
The FCC told Comcast to stop the practice, but in April 2010 a federal court ruled the FCC could not require Comcast to do so. Web founder Sir Tim Berners-Lee warned "Facebook, LinkedIn and other social networking sites represent "one of several...
FCC, Google Point Fingers In Wake Of Network Neutrality Fiasco - paidContent Here's a roundup of this week's columns and news stories for the week of Nov.to 19, as reported by Search Engine Watch, as well as search news and tips from around the web.
FCC Targets Google Over Wi-Fi Data Collection by Danny Goodwin Here's a roundup of this week's columns and news stories for the week of Nov.to 12, as reported by Search Engine Watch, as well as search news and tips from around the web.
The FCC confirmed the investigation began earlier this year after privacy advocacy group Electronic Privacy Information Center sent a complaint in May. As the agency charged with overseeing the public airwaves, we are committed to ensuring that the...
What would clearly be in the two companies' interest is their proposal for new FCC policies. Reminding the FCC's lost case against Comcast on web neutrality, the proposal also calls for new open policies to be enforced on a "case-by-case basis...
The FCC launched a consumer broadband tool at broadband.gov. Or while waiting for panels at SXSW - if you can get a signal. If you're not at SXSW, you might be watching conference basketball tournaments.
Luckily, like webmasterradio.fm's own Daron Babin says, "the FCC doesn't own me! During Search Engine Strategies Chicago in December, I had the opportunity to share a table and more than a few drinks with some industry friends at Kitty O'Sheas, the...
Google has been answering to the FCC lately about concerns over potential regulatory violations surrounding it's Voice service. Google has acquired Gizmo5, a Voice over the Internet Protocol network and software provider.
Google has found that as much as 26% of their expenses for Voice come from a 100 of these "traffic pumping schemes" and called upon the FCC to fix these loop holes that allow companies to make money at the expense of the carriers.
Google has provided additional information to the FCC's regarding Google Voice. You might remember that Google already responded to FCC's questions about Google Voice and why a mobile app for it was rejected for the iPhone.
