Federal Trade Commission (FTC).
FTC Report Details How Google Manipulates Search Market
A previously undisclosed FTC document offers new insights into how Google has preserved and extended its monopoly in the search market.
Google Privacy Director Alma Whitten Resigns
Alma Whitten will leave the search giant after 10 years. Whitten ascended to the position of privacy director in the wake of…
FTC Tightens Online Disclosure Requirements
The FTC's new disclosure standard considerably tightens the requirements for disclosure statements for online advertisements, ads and reviews. Also, if you're posting…
FTC: Mobile App Developers Still Failing to Protect Kids
The FTC has issued a report on software apps that criticizes their trampling of the privacy of children The report, "Mobile Apps…
FTC to Drop Vertical Search Antitrust Case Against Google? No Consumer Harm Found
Federal Trade Commission officials are reportedly thinking of dropping their antitrust case against Google. The FTC plans to drop the case because…
Google Hiring Privacy Red Team
Google has begun hiring for a crack team of data experts – code named Red Team – to help resolve privacy complaints,…
Google Told to Fix 4 Areas in Search, Advertising to End Antitrust Inquiry
European antitrust chiefs are offering Google a chance to end the 18-month investigation into alleged monopoly abuses by the company. U.S. senators…
As Yahoo Layoff Rumors Swirl, Labs Chief Heads to Google
Yahoo's woes continue after it confirmed it will lose the head of its labs unit, Prabhakar Raghavan, to Google. Raghaven's research interests…
US Senators Ask FTC to Launch Formal Anti-trust Investigation into Google
Senators Herb Kohl and Mike Lee have written to the FTC (PDF) about their fears that Google could be abusing its dominant…
FTC Finalizes Settlement of Google Buzz Privacy Issues
The FTC has approved its settlement with Google that addresses improper privacy disclosure during the release of Buzz. The settlement mandates additional…
Facebook Fixes Cookie Issues as Lawmakers Urge FTC Privacy Probe
Reports that Facebook cookies were left in-tact after logout have lawmakers gunning for the social network. The tracking issue has since been…
SearchDay | Is Google a Social Media Company?
Today's search engine marketing news and opinion: Is Google a Social Media Company?; International SEO 101; FTC Sets New Guidelines for Blogger…
FTC Sets New Guidelines for Blogger Endorsements and Word-of-Mouth Marketing
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has issued new regulations regarding blogger endorsements and word-of-mouth marketing campaigns. If a blogger is paid to…
New Consumer Protection PSAs Appear in Bing Search Ads
Microsoft has teamed up with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), the U.S. Postal Inspection Service (USPIS) and Western Union to serve consumer…
Highlights from the SEW Blog: November 19-21, 2007
Featured posts to the Search Engine Watch blog in the past week, along with recent search-related headlines from around the Web.
Search Headlines & Links: November 20, 2007
Want a snapshot of the day’s search marketing news? Here we’ve collected today’s top news stories posted to the Search Engine Watch…
Senate Subcommittee Cautions FTC on Google-DoubleClick Acquisition
U.S. Senators are urging the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to look with a critical eye on Google’s planned acquisition of DoubleClick. According…
Search and the Law: Attorney Deborah Wilcox
As part of a series looking at Internet and intellectual property law, Deborah Wilcox, co-chair of a national intellectual property litigation practice,…
DCLK: Google’s Double Data Dealing Digital Destiny?
Released today, “Google’s DoubleClick Takeover: Double Data-Dealing” is Jeff Chester’s latest polemic against the proposed $3 billion merger with DCLK. As the…
Google-DoubleClick Deal Faces Congressional Scrutiny
Google execs will be called to defend the potential $3.1 billion acquisition of DoubleClick before both House and Senate Subcommittees, according to…
Highlights from the SEW Blog: June 4, 2007
Featured posts to the Search Engine Watch blog in the past week, along with recent search-related headlines from around the Web.
Search Headlines & Links: May 29, 2007
Want a snapshot of the day’s search marketing news? Here we’ve collected today’s top news stories posted to the Search Engine Watch…
FTC Looking at Google-DoubleClick Deal?
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has opened a preliminary antitrust investigation into Google’s planned $3.1 billion acquisition of DoubleClick, according to the…
The International Spam Battle
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is getting behind new Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) recommendations for international anti-spam efforts. It…