Federal Trade Commission closed its 19-month search antitrust probe earlier this year after deciding that Google's demotion of competing websites was justifiable. Google has submitted proposals to address European Union (EU) concerns that the...
Also, Google was fined $22.5 million last year by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) for tracking Safari browser users. Google's privacy director has resigned from her position after nearly 10 years of service at the search giant.
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) released its new .COM Disclosures standard on March 12, tightening considerably the requirements for disclosure statements for online advertisements, ads and reviews.
Federal Trade Commission said in 2010 that it would not be pursuing any action against Google as the company did not appear to have retained or utilised the data it had collected. Google has reached a settlement which would end the firm's long...
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) fined Google $22.5 million. Google is facing some delayed legal action in the UK over having tracked iPhone and Safari users without their knowledge. Twelve plaintiffs have banded together in the UK to file a lawsuit...
Federal Trade Commission closed the books on its 19-month investigation into Google’s business practices. As a result, the FTC announced that “Google has agreed to a Consent Order that prohibits it from seeking injunctions against a willing...
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has issued a report on mobile apps for children that criticizes their trampling of kids' privacy. The FTC report, "Mobile Apps for Kids: Disclosures Still Not Making the Grade" (PDF), follows up its first report...
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ahead of its investigation into the firm coming to an conclusion. The firm has been in talks with the FTC for about a week, with Bloomberg's source saying the commission is trying to decide whether there is a market...
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) officials are reportedly thinking of dropping their antitrust case against Google, Bloomberg reports. Ben Hammer, a spokesperson with industry advocacy group FairSearch.org, said the FTC need only to look at recent...
Federal Trade Commission In addition, SEMPO has offered “valuable insight and background to the Consumer Protection Bureau, both on the topic of a search engine guideline compliance review, and in presenting considerations for the transparency...
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is aiming to resolve its anti-trust investigation into Google's search practices by the end of the year. The firm also faced similar issues in the Europe, and was earlier this year told by European Commission to come...
Federal Trade Commission, privacy advocates have criticized the voluntary nature of the platform. Google has become the latest browser developer to offer the users a Do Not Track option. The company said that the feature, which is still being...
Federal Trade Commission (FTC). U.S.citizens who fell for a work from home scam that capitalized on the Google name are being refunded by the U.S. The FTC said that it is sending out over 90,000 refund checks worth around $2.3 million to consumers...
Google has begun hiring for a crack team of data experts to help resolve privacy complaints, following the $22.5 million fine it had to pay the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) after issues relating to the Safari browser.
Federal Trade Commission (FTC), after it was found that the company used special code to get around Safari's built-in privacy controls, allowing it to track users' Internet activity. Google is set to pay a $22.5 million fine in relation to the...
Senators Herb Kohl and Mike Lee called upon the Federal Trade Commission to investigate Google following the EC's concerns. The European Commission (EC) gave Google a July deadline to address antitrust concerns.
The move brings to fruition promises of the AdMob acquisition, which was approved by the Federal Trade Commission more than two years ago. Google's integration with AdMob, its mobile ad network, is now more robust with the availability of AdMob...
At the time, Federal Trade Commission chair Jon Leibowitz told Consumer Reports, “We are very concerned about kids eliding around COPPA’s restrictions. COPPA is the Federal Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998, which prohibits sites...
The senators also called on the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to step up its investigation by considering both the issues they have previously raised and those singled out by the EC to "ensure a competitive search market where consumers can...
According to the Financial Times, two people familiar with the matter have confirmed that the Federal Trade Commission has launched an investigation into the purchase, because of the eye-popping price paid by the social networking maven.
