- Google News
- By Lucian Parfeni
- December 17th, 2012
Google Close to Getting Away Scot-Free in FTC Investigation, Search Issues Dropped Already
The FTC hasn't been able to come up with much to charge Google with
- Advisories
- By Eduard Kovacs
- December 12th, 2012
Mobile Apps for Children Still Not Good Enough When It Comes to Privacy Disclosures
The FTC has issued its second report on this topic
- Web Blog
- By Lucian Parfeni
- November 28th, 2012
Google's Larry Page Meets with the FTC to Discuss Antitrust Settlement
Google and the FTC have been talking for the past week
- Google News
- By Lucian Parfeni
- November 21st, 2012
FTC's Poker Face Is Worse than Google's, FTC May Drop Antitrust Lawsuit Plans
The FTC has been threatening with a lawsuit in the hopes of getting a settlement
- Security Blog
- By Eduard Kovacs
- November 17th, 2012
Beware of Robocalls Impersonating the FTC
Crooks try to convince victims that they’ll be refunded if they provide banking details
- Security Blog
- By Eduard Kovacs
- November 16th, 2012
FTC Cracks Down on Marketer Using Fake News Sites to Promote Acai Berry Products
The Clickbooth affiliate network agreed to pay $2 million (1.5 million EUR) to settle
- Security Blog
- By Eduard Kovacs
- November 7th, 2012
FTC Responds to Wyndham’s Motion to Dismiss, Asks Court to Reject Arguments
The legal battle between the company and the US regulator continues
- Internet Life
- By Lucian Parfeni
- November 6th, 2012
FTC Will Intervene If Do Not Track Discussions Don't Reach a Conclusion This Year
Do Not Track discussions have reached an impasse because of Microsoft
- Google News
- By Lucian Parfeni
- November 2nd, 2012
Ironically, Google May Be Sued for Abusing Patents, Not Microsoft, Apple or Oracle
The FTC has been desperately looking to sue Google over something
- Security Blog
- By Eduard Kovacs
- October 31st, 2012
FTC Warns of Hurricane Sandy Charity and Home Repair Scams
Here’s what you need to know if you want to donate money
- Incidents
- By Eduard Kovacs
- October 23rd, 2012
FTC Accuses Compete Inc. of Failing to Protect User Data, Deceiving Customers
The company has agreed to settle the charges brought against it
- Google News
- By Lucian Parfeni
- October 16th, 2012
Congressman Threatens FTC to Stop Google Antitrust Investigation
He believes the FTC has more obvious and more important targets to worry about
- Google News
- By Lucian Parfeni
- October 13th, 2012
FTC Leans Towards Suing Google for Abusing Its Dominance, Report Says
Google is being investigated in the US and Europe
- Security Blog
- By Eduard Kovacs
- October 10th, 2012
Equifax to Pay $393,000 (€300,000) for Selling Details of Millions of Customers
The FTC has issued fines that total $1.6 million (€1.25 million)
- Incidents
- By Eduard Kovacs
- October 5th, 2012
Operator of Celebrity Fan Sites to Pay $1M for Illegally Collecting Details of Children
The websites are RihannaNow.com, DemiLovatoFanClub.net, BeiberFever.com, SelenaGomez.com
- Security
- By Bogdan Popa
- October 4th, 2012
FTC Shuts Down International Phone Scam Network
Consumers were tricked into paying for non-existent virus infections
- Security
- By Lucian Parfeni
- October 3rd, 2012
FTC Wins $163 Million in Scareware Lawsuit
The FTC took down the massive operation which duped over one million people