The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has issued a report on mobile apps for children that criticizes their trampling of kids' privacy. It informs apps developers that the FTC is launching non-public investigations into whether some "entities in the...
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...
Although Google appears to be clear of the Street View mess, the Federal Trade Commission is expected to fine Google for bypassing Safari’s privacy settings, possibly by mid-May, the San Jose Mercury News reported.
They were ordered to pay the ACCC’s court costs, but no financial penalty is warranted under the Trade Practices Act. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission filed suit over paid advertisements that misled consumers by showing...
Federal Trade Commission late last week. Isabelle Falque-Pierrotin from the Commission Nationale de L'informatique et Des Libertes (CNIL), which is leading the Article 29 Working Party's investigation into Google's changes, said Google’s new...
Google, Microsoft, Yahoo, and AOL are on board with a new White House “Do Not Track” technology plan that will give more control to users and more power to the Federal Trade Commission. Meanwhile, a lawsuit was filed in federal court in Delaware...
The Federal Trade Commission has released the results of a staff report complaining that mobile applications for children lack privacy policies and disclosure. In August 2011, W3 Innovations, LLC, doing business under the less-than-encouraging...
Two US senators have asked the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to launch a formal anti-trust investigation into Google. While we take no position on the ultimate legality of Google's practices under the anti-trust laws and the FTC Act, we believe...
Facebook shared user IDs with advertisers, allowing them to tie Facebook data to information gleaned about users on other sites, according to the Federal Trade Commission, which unveiled a privacy settlement with the company yesterday.
We believe that an investigation of Facebook tracking its users even after they log out falls within the FTC's mandate as stipulated in Section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act with respect to protecting Americans from 'unfair and deceptive...
The Federal Trade Commission released a report recently "for public comment a set of proposed principles .designed to serve as the basis for industry self-regulatory efforts to address privacy concerns in this area.
Further information regarding these and other risks is included in our annual report on Form 20-F and other documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Securities and Exchange Commission, in its annual report to shareholders, in...
The Federal Trade Commission and Better Business Bureau also received complaints. The Attorney General's Office sued Internet Advancement in August 2004, accusing the company of violating the state Consumer Protection Act and Unsolicited Electronic...
Then in June 2002, the US Federal Trade Commission issued guidelines about how search engines should disclosure paid content, as explained more in the FTC Recommends Disclosure To Search Engines article from Search Engine Watch.
Federal Trade Commission to investigate I did see that you want federal laws to expand to cover them, but what happened with AOL could happen with the others as well. We had a specific complaint about AOL--we think this disclosure violated their...
Google Changing Agency Commission Payments In Europe - Many search marketers in the US are unaware that in Europe, both Google and Yahoo offer agency commissions. See also: Tax Assessor Wants Google To Pay Property Taxes Even Though New Facility...
The action came after more than 100 complaints filed with the attorney general's office, the US Federal Trade Commission and the Better Business Bureau. After SEMPO: Should We Start a Trade Association?
The US Federal Trade Commission extends its authority to include regulating misleading search results, taking action against two companies accused of tricking consumers. A group backed by consumer advocate Ralph Nader believes so, and it's asking...
However, the real policing body in the United States is the Federal Trade Commission. We sincerely hope they will be investigated and made to comply with current business laws at both the federal and state levels.
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) in fact charged, sanctioned and fined three last March who obtained consumers' private financial information under false pretenses. Information Brokers Settle FTC Charges Press Release, Federal Trade Commission, 8...
