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Article | 30/11/2011 Facebook settles FTC privacy complaints
Facebook has agreed to settle US Federal Trade Commission charges that it deceived consumers "on numerous occasions" by telling them they could keep t...
Article | 16/11/2011 W3C releases draft online privacy standards
The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) has released the first draft of two standards intended to protect the privacy of Web users and allow them to opt o...
Article | 11/11/2011 Facebook: No comment on privacy settlement with the FTC
Facebook on Thursday declined to comment on a news report that it is nearing a settlement with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission over concerns about c...
Article | 9/11/2011 FTC settles privacy complaint against online ad network
Online video advertising network ScanScout has agreed to settle U.S. Federal Trade Commission charges that it wrongly claimed that consumers could opt...
Article | 19/10/2011 Regulators to Web startups: Prioritize privacy protection
Internet companies need to build consumer privacy and data controls into their online services to protect their brands, gain trust from their users, a...
Article | 15/10/2011 What completed Skype-Microsoft deal could mean for consumers
Microsoft announced today that it has mostly wrapped up its acquisition of the Internet communications company Skype. The $8.5 billion deal has receiv...
Article | 12/10/2011 FTC: P-to-P software shared personal info from smartphones
Peer-to-peer software developer Frostwire has agreed to settle U.S. Federal Trade Commission charges that its software would likely cause users to unk...
Article | 28/09/2011 Lawmakers want investigation of supercookies
Two U.S. lawmakers have called on the U.S. Federal Trade Commission to investigate the use of so-called supercookies on many websites, with the two su...
Article | 23/09/2011 FTC targets mortgage and debt relief websites
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has asked a court to shut down websites that falsely suggested they were federal consumer assistance agencies or aff...
Article | 9/09/2011 FTC: No, your smartphone can't heal acne
Smartphones can help you record video clips, compose music and find the nearest Ethiopian restaurant, but they can't cure acne, the U.S. Federal Trade...
Article | 3/09/2011 Internet clothing seller charged with wire fraud
The owner of a defunct online clothing retail operation has been arrested and charged with wire fraud for allegedly overcharging customers by more tha...
Article | 2/09/2011 Experts: AT&T acquisition of T-Mobile may not be dead yet
The U.S. Department of Justice's lawsuit opposing AT&T's proposed acquisition of T-Mobile USA may not mean the end of the deal, according to some ...
Article | 29/07/2011 FTC targets online business listing operation
A U.S. judge has temporarily halted a European operation that has allegedly taken millions of dollars from small businesses, churches and nonprofit or...
Article | 22/07/2011 Commerce Department will push privacy codes of conduct
U.S. privacy codes of conduct drafted by businesses, consumers and privacy advocates working together will work better than government regulation or l...
Article | 21/07/2011 House panel approves data breach notification bill
A U.S. House of Representatives subcommittee has voted to approve a bill that would require companies to notify affected customers about data breaches...