In fact, our study shows that kids' apps siphon an alarming amount of information from mobile devices without disclosing this fact to parents," said FTC chairman Jon Leibowitz. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has issued a report on mobile apps...
Their current letter to FTC Chair Jon Leibowitz reiterates their position from last November: “Search is not a government-run utility, established by law and thus subject to bureaucratic oversight. Jon Leibowitz
FTC Chairman Jon Leibowitz said at a briefing Wednesday that the organization was working to have an outcome as soon as possible, according to the New York Times. The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is aiming to resolve its anti-trust...
The record setting penalty in this matter sends a clear message to all companies under an FTC privacy order," said FTC chairman Jon Leibowitz at the time. Google has begun hiring for a crack team of data experts to help resolve privacy complaints...
At the time, Federal Trade Commission chair Jon Leibowitz told Consumer Reports, “We are very concerned about kids eliding around COPPA’s restrictions. Facebook is reportedly testing out controls that would allow users under the age of 13 to...
Google’s senior VP of advertising Susan Wojcicki was joined by FTC Chairman Jon Leibowitz for lunch yesterday in Southern California. Considering the Senators’ request, it’s disheartening to hear Leibowitz announce on-stage at the AllThingsD...
One comment making headlines is from FTC Chairman Jon Leibowitz, who on C-SPAN called Google’s new privacy policy "a fairly binary and somewhat brutal choice that they're giving consumers. French regulators call the policy unlawful while privacy...
Chairman Jon Leibowitz Federal Trade Commission 600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NWWashington, DC 20580 FTC's antitrust probe into Google, the search marketing organization SEMPO issues a statement to the FTC Chairman Jon Leibowitz, calling for zero...
When companies make privacy pledges, they need to honor them," said Jon Leibowitz, Chairman of the FTC. Google settled its case with the FTC over the forced joining to Buzz for a brief period after its launch last year, they now have to have users...
The report, which maintains a self-regulatory stance, got a unanimous vote with some concerns voiced by Commissioners Jon Leibowitz and Pamela Jones Harbour. Industry needs to do a better job of meaningful, rigorous self-regulation, or it will...
