Mike Isaac in Social on May 15 at 5:38 am PT
Another day, another amendment. This marks the
seventh for Facebook in three months.
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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.
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Liz Gannes in News on April 17 at 8:37 am PT
Following a small FCC fine over Google delaying its Street View Wi-Fi investigation, the FTC is likely to order Google to pay a “sizable” fine in the next month for bypassing the Safari browser’s privacy settings to install cookies,
the Mercury News reported. The Wall Street Journal, which
exposed the bypass in February, had
reported that regulators in the U.S. and the European Union were looking into the matter. Google said its actions were inadvertent.
Liz Gannes in Social on March 26 at 2:43 pm PT
In order to avoid crossing the FTC and its new privacy framework, social media companies should make sure they honor privacy commitments, said FTC Chairman Jon Leibowitz.
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.
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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.
John Paczkowski in News on March 13 at 11:56 am PT
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has subpoenaed Apple as part of its antitrust inquiry into Google’s business practices, according to Bloomberg News.
Kara Swisher in D10 on March 9 at 10:40 am PT
Speakers? We got your speakers right here.
Lauren Goode in News on February 28 at 10:31 am PT
Sanjiv Ahuja is stepping down, just as the wireless start-up is facing major challenges in its effort to build a 4G cellular network.
