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FTC Sets $163 Million Fine For “Scareware” Business

Selling solutions to non-existing security problems is not OK

12 years ago

Facebook And FTC Agree Settlement Over Privacy Row

Facebook has avoided an FTC fine, but will be monitored for 20 years as part of its settlement with the…

12 years ago

Google FTC Fine Hits Record Of £14m

Google guilty of tricking Safari users into accepting tracking cookies

12 years ago

FTC Agrees £14m Fine For Google Over Apple Safari

The FTC has approved a fine of $22.5 million against Google over claims it breached Apple Safari users’ privacy

12 years ago

Google To Pay $22.5m To Settle Apple Safari Privacy Row

Google has agreed to settle over claims it forced cookies down Apple users' throats

12 years ago

FTC Probes Motorola Over Google Patent Practices – Report

Is Motorola Mobility abusing its patents and not offering them on fair terms?

12 years ago

FTC Hires Former DoJ Lawyer For Google Antitrust Case

Google is facing a possible courtroom trial from the antitrust investigation by the FTC after it hired a former DoJ…

13 years ago

Intel To Challenge Huge European Antitrust Fine

Intel is preparing to argue this summer that the EC's mammoth antitrust fine against the chip giant is unfair

13 years ago

Yahoo Will Implement ‘Do Not Track’ Feature In Summer

Joining the likes of Google and Microsoft, Yahoo will is instituting consumer privacy technology on its websites

13 years ago

US Regulators Demand Consumer Privacy Protection

The US' Federal Trade Commission is putting pressure on Congress and IT companies to better protect user privacy

13 years ago

Google Thrown To The Watchdog Lions Over Safari

Google is bracing itself for massive fines from US and EU authorities over its circumvention of Apple's Safari browser protection

13 years ago

Senator Urges FTC Probe Over Apple, Google Photo Privacy

A US Senator is urging the FTC to intervene against Apple and Google's mobile phone privacy invasion

13 years ago

Is Google Risking Anti-Trust Deliberately?

Clint Boulton examines an intriguing theory - that Google is deliberately provoking anti-trust investigation, in order to trap Facebook

13 years ago

US Regulators To Probe Google Social Search

The US' Federal Trade Commission is to add Google's new 'Search, plus your world' service to its ongoing antitrust probe,…

13 years ago

Google Made 30 Search Tweaks In December

Google continues to adjust its search algorithms, making roughly 30 improvements in December

13 years ago

US Authorities Warn On Facial Recognition Tools

The US Federal Trade Commission warns companies not to compromise privacy when using facial recognition

13 years ago

Facebook Settles Over Misleading Privacy Changes

Facebook has settled Federal Trade Commission charges of deceptive behaviour over privacy settings

13 years ago

Facebook And FTC Close To Privacy Settlement

Facebook will agree to 20 years of privacy audits to end privacy investigation

13 years ago

Google Must Tread Carefully With Zagat

Google will have to be smart to avoid any anti-trust issues the Zagat deal could prompt, and its critics will…

13 years ago

Antitrust Regulators Should Bless ‘Googorola’ Bid

Regulators should bless Google's bid for Motorola to help the company defend Android from Apple and Microsoft lawsuits, says Clint…

13 years ago

Google Mobile Ad Revenues Surge

Google's mobile advertising revenues are set to grow exponentially, as the company faces a regulatory probe

13 years ago

Bing To Reap Benefit From Google Antitrust Probe

Analysts believe that Microsoft's Bing search engine stands to benefit from the US federal Google probe

13 years ago

Google Confirms FTC Probe Of Search Practices

Google has received notification of a formal FTC investigation into its search business practice

13 years ago

US Bodies’ Set Up Forum On Location-Based Services

The location-based practices of Apple, Google and others still have US lawmakers seeking answers

14 years ago

Apple Sued Over Child’s Game Currency Purchases

A father has sued Apple over his daughter's purchase of $200 in Game Currency via an iPod Touch

14 years ago

Intel Officially Completes McAfee Acquisition

McAfee is to retain its own branding, but will become a wholly owned subsidiary of chip giant Intel

14 years ago

‘Do Not Track’ Initiative Confuses Web Marketers

The US FTC urged online respect for consumer privacy but the “Do Not Track” mechanism is not an opt-out list

14 years ago

FTC Leaks Specs On HTC Android Handset

Photos and data on HTC's latest Google Android smartphone have been published via the US wireless regulator's website

14 years ago

Intel Settles Lawsuit With US Trade Commission

Intel agrees to a set of restrictions in its business practices as part of a settlement to resolve an antitrust…

14 years ago

FTC Extends Intel Antitrust Deadline

FTC regulators needed another couple of weeks to consider a proposed settlement of antitrust accusations against chip giant Intel

14 years ago