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John Paczkowski in News on May 21 at 12:42 pm PT
The Federal Trade Commission will soon have a new adviser to shape its thinking on Internet and mobile market issues. Paul Ohm, a University of Colorado law professor and former federal computer-crimes prosecutor, will join the agency in late August, taking over for Columbia University professor Tim Wu. At the FTC, Ohm, who has been at the forefront of a lot of debates about how best to apply Fourth Amendment privacy rights in the 21st century, will advise commissioners and staff on policy and enforcement cases.
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Ben Fox Rubin, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in Social on May 8 at 12:45 pm PT
Social-networking service Myspace settled allegations by the Federal Trade Commission that it misled millions of users about its sharing of personal information with advertisers, the FTC said.
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Brent Kendall and Joe Palazzolo, Reporters, The Wall Street Journal in News on April 27 at 2:00 am PT
The Federal Trade Commission announced Thursday it has enlisted a seasoned litigator to help lead its antitrust investigation into whether Google Inc. has abused its dominance in Web-search advertising, a move that could provide a big boost to the agency’s legal team if it ultimately decides to bring a case against the search giant.
Kara Swisher in News on April 23 at 10:30 am PT
You know who’s cool? The screenwriter of “The Social Network.”
Kara Swisher in D10 on April 10 at 9:00 am PT
Welcome for the first time to the red-hot seat of
D: All Things Digital, Mr. Cook!
Kara Swisher in D10 on April 9 at 2:49 pm PT
Speakers? We got your
D10 speakers.
Liz Gannes in News on March 26 at 8:09 am PT
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission today released a set of recommendations for businesses and Congress about the collection and use of consumers’ personal data.
Arik Hesseldahl in News on March 24 at 11:15 am PT
What is
AllThingsD’s Arik Hesseldahl doing in Brussels, anyway? Talking tech, naturally.
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Liz Gannes in Social on March 23 at 12:13 pm PT
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission will
on Monday unveil a wide-ranging privacy framework that it has been working on for more than a year, expected to cover online personal data collection and other topics. Don’t expect an anti-social media agenda, though! After a conference call, the FTC will host Facebook and Twitter chats about the framework. Also today: The FTC
launched a technology blog with an introductory post by its chief technologist, Ed Felten.
Kara Swisher in D10 on March 9 at 10:40 am PT
Speakers? We got your speakers right here.
