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 (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 If the present FTC guidelines on paid placements are being widely flouted, or if certain industry segments – such as vertical search sites – harbor particular practices that mislead consumers, result in fraud, or offer...
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is aiming to resolve its anti-trust investigation into Google's search practices by the end of the year. FTC Chairman Jon Leibowitz said at a briefing Wednesday that the organization was working to have an outcome as...
Federal Trade Commission (FTC). The FTC said that it is sending out over 90,000 refund checks worth around $2.3 million to consumers who got caught up in the scheme and were charged hidden costs. The FTC smashed the scam back in 2009 under an...
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. The whopping $22.5 million fine results from Google's 20 year...
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.
Federal Trade Commission (FTC). The FTC has asked Apple for documents that will reveal the nature of the agreements between the two companies, as it investigates whether Google is abusing its dominance in the mobile search space, two people...
Elsewhere, Microsoft has hired Federal Trade Commission (FTC) attorney, Randall Long, who led antitrust investigations into Google's acquisitions of DoubleClick and AdMob. Yahoo's woes continue after it confirmed it will lose the head of its labs...
Federal Trade Commission (FTC), the New York Democrat expressed his concerns that privacy rights may be infringed as contact names, telephone numbers, and email addresses are acquired from devices without user permission.
Federal Trade Commission late last week. Will the FTC act, even if EPIC’s appeal is denied? EPIC sued Google earlier this month, claiming Google’s new policy violated a consent order Google signed with the FTC last year.
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. Companies that are [Digital Advertising Alliance] members...
The Federal Trade Commission has released the results of a staff report complaining that mobile applications for children lack privacy policies and disclosure. FTC staff examined offerings in the Apple App Store and Android Marketplace, evaluating...
