Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is on the brink of launching a fresh antitrust probe into Google, over alleged misconduct over how it handles its display advertising business, Reuters reported. The probe will focus on the tools Google purchased from...
The search giant also faces a similar probe in the U.S. 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...
Facebook's $1 billion acquisition of photo-sharing service Instagram is reportedly facing delays of several months, as U.S.regulators probe the deal. As part of the investigation, the FTC has contacted Google and Twitter, though its unclear what...
Microsoft's New Attorney Led Google Antitrust Probe Elsewhere, Microsoft has hired Federal Trade Commission (FTC) attorney, Randall Long, who led antitrust investigations into Google's acquisitions of DoubleClick and AdMob.
FTC's antitrust probe into Google, the search marketing organization SEMPO issues a statement to the FTC Chairman Jon Leibowitz, calling for zero regulation. Much of the buzz in the search industry has been telling the FTC to back down, avoid any...
Marketers should give note to a couple other stories, including The Wall Street Journal’s recently revised privacy policy (which permits WSJ to track personally identifiable behavior without user consent) and the FTC probe into undeletable...
Regardless of the timing, this allegation is part of the large Google antitrust probe that began earlier this year, as the FTC is attempting to determine whether Google has abused its power and violated antitrust laws, and no doubt will take...
The FTC antitrust probe of Google is already in the works. By now you may have heard Google has purchased Motorola Mobility, the consumer electronics division of Motorola. In a $12.5 billion deal, Google agreed to pay $40 per share in cash, over 60...
The FTC antitrust probe examining Google has moved past the initial stages. Here are the key areas of the probe: Google will be given a chance to respond to any evidence against them, and the probe may end without a suit ever being filed against...
Though TechCrunch suggested the probe was for other privacy issues the EU had with the website. We've obtained a draft copy of a complaint to the FTC penned by the Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC), and we hear that they're trying to...
Google Entangled In 38-State Wi-Fi Snoop Probe Seems auditing Google's privacy policies and actions is becoming a popular demand these days, only months after the FTC required Google to submit to bi annual audits a privacy watchdog is demanding the...
Google Probe Said to Be Focus of Calls to Companies by FTC - Bloomberg Here's a roundup of today's other search news and headlines from around the web. Search Industry News Osama Bin Laden Dead - Top Search On Google - Search Engine Roundtable
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Bloomberg noted that "FTC Commissioner Thomas Rosch said in an interview last month he supported a probe of the dominant players in the Internet-search industry. The FTC and Justice Department both oversee antitrust investigations, so it seems the...
Missouri Attorney General Offers His Aid on Google-ITA Probe - Bloomberg FTC official wary of Google, Microsoft privacy tools - MarketWatch Why Tim Wu's Advising the FTC is Bad for Google - Google Watch
Google Reaches Deal With Connecticut in Data Probe - The Wall Street Journal Now they have given it a name "Keep Mt Opt-Outs" and are trying to get more momentum for their effort to appease the FTC. Designing an SEO Friendly URL Structure by Josh...
