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Article | 12/06/2013 Group wants antitrust agencies to block Google's Waze deal
U.S. antitrust agencies should block Google's proposed acquisition of crowdsourced mapping app Waze because the deal would take away Google's major co...
Article | 9/05/2013 US lawmakers introduce apps privacy bill
New legislation introduced by a group of U.S. lawmakers would require mobile application developers to obtain consent from consumers before collecting...
Article | 25/02/2013 Privacy group: Google sharing too much personal info with developers
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission and the California Office of the Attorney General should investigate Google's Wallet service for sharing app buyers'...
Article | 23/01/2013 Google, other tech firms among top lobbying spenders in US
Google, AT&T and Verizon Communications were among the top corporate spenders on lobbying the U.S. government in the fourth quarter of 2012, according...
Article | 10/01/2013 California AG: Mobile apps should limit data collection
Mobile application developers should minimize privacy surprises for their customers by limiting their data collection and retention and giving users a...
Article | 26/10/2012 Opposition to Google's Safari privacy settlement to be heard next month
A San Francisco court will hear arguments next month against a proposed US$22.5 million privacy settlement between Google and the U.S. Federal Trade C...
Article | 14/12/2011 15 top quotes of 2011
As another year draws to a close, we look back on the IT-related comments that stuck with us.
Article | 3/12/2011 Consumer Watchdog calls for investigation of Carrier IQ, carriers
Consumer Watchdog has called for a U.S. government investigation of Carrier IQ, the maker of tracking software for mobile phones, and its users.
Article | 30/11/2011 Privacy groups generally cheer FTC's Facebook settlement
Privacy and technology groups generally applauded a wide-ranging settlement between Facebook and the U.S. Federal Trade Commission over the social-net...
Article | 11/08/2011 Apple's device dominance drives e-book price-fixing lawsuit
A Seattle law firm has targeted Apple in an e-book price-fixing lawsuit partly because of the company's dominance in smartphone and tablet sales, the ...
Article | 11/08/2011 Mayors voice support for AT&T deal with T-Mobile
More than 100 U.S. mayors have expressed support for AT&T's proposed acquisition of mobile rival T-Mobile USA, AT&T said Wednesday.
Article | 15/07/2011 Study: Ad networks not honoring do-not-track promises
Some online advertising networks continue to track Web users after tracking opt-out requests, even though the networks have promised to honor those qu...
Article | 5/05/2011 California's Do Not Track law takes a step forward
California is a step closer to getting the first Do Not Track legislation in the U.S., aimed at protecting Internet users from invasive advertising.
Article | 13/04/2011 Kerry, McCain introduced online privacy bill
Two high-profile U.S. senators have introduced legislation designed to give consumers more control over what information about them is collected onlin...
Article | 5/04/2011 California lawmaker touts do-not-track bill
A state senator in California has introduced a bill that would allow Web surfers to opt out of online tracking efforts by websites and advertising net...