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Microsoft: Google's FTC settlment should end Motorola legal fight

John Callaham — Mon, 07 Jan 2013 20:42:12 +0000

In a new filing with the U.S. International Trade Commission, Microsoft claims that Google's settlement with the FTC last week should mean that Microsoft's legal fight with Motorola should end. Read more...

Microsoft calls Google-FTC settlement "weak"

John Callaham — Fri, 04 Jan 2013 02:44:40 +0000

Microsoft Deputy General Counsel Dave Heiner said that today's settlement between Google and the FTC was "weak", and Google "seems to be walking with a new spring in its step today." Read more...

What does Google's FTC settlement mean for Microsoft?

John Callaham — Thu, 03 Jan 2013 23:30:44 +0000

As expected, the Federal Trade Commission has announced a settlement with Google over antitrust allegations, and this action could affect how Google interacts with Microsoft in the future. Read more...

Google rumored to make search changes to avoid FTC fine

John Callaham — Mon, 17 Dec 2012 09:43:23 +0000

Google may be changing some of its search engine practices in order to avoid an antitrust lawsuit from the Federal Trade Commission, according to newly published rumors. Read more...

Judge accepts FTC's $22.5 million fine against Google

John Callaham — Sun, 18 Nov 2012 23:00:00 +0000

A judge has allowed the FTC to fine Google $22.5 million for tracking users of the Safari web browser. The amount of the fine was opposed by a consumer watchdog group, who felt it was not enough. Read more...

FTC could be knocking at Google's door over antitrust allegations

Paul Ferson — Sat, 13 Oct 2012 20:10:58 +0100

After more than a year of investigation, it seems that the FTC feels Google has been exploiting its position at the top of the market to ensure that rival services do not get a chance to oppose. Read more...

FTC allows Facebook acquisition of Instagram

John Callaham — Thu, 23 Aug 2012 07:30:15 +0100

The Federal Trade Commission has officially announced it has closed its internal investigation of Facebook's planned acquistion of Instagram, which will now allow the deal to finally close. Read more...

Facebook investigated by FTC over deception with apps

Paul Ferson — Mon, 13 Aug 2012 13:09:48 +0100

Facebook is coming under scrutiny by the FTC after it was discovered the company had 'deceived' developers by charging for app verification and doing nothing. Read more...

FTC settles with Facebook over privacy issues

John Callaham — Fri, 10 Aug 2012 20:16:46 +0100

The Federal Trade Commission has announced it has reached a settlement with Facebook, with the company pledging to give its users the right to consent before sharing their private information. Read more...

Google fined $22.5 million over Safari tracking

John Callaham — Thu, 09 Aug 2012 18:32:34 +0100

The Federal Trade Commission has confirmed it will fine Google $22.5 million due to the company bypassing the privacy settings of Apple's Safari web browser. Read more...

FTC to penalize Google $22.5 million for Safari privacy breach

Nathan Tsui — Thu, 02 Aug 2012 04:15:14 +0100

Anonymous sources have indicated that Google will be penalized $22.5 million by the Federal Trade Commission for violating the privacy settings of users of Apple's Safari web browser. Read more...

Twitter implementing Mozilla's Do Not Track feature

Nathan Tsui — Fri, 18 May 2012 07:28:14 +0100

Twitter will be implementing the Do Not Track feature in the Mozilla Firefox browser, taking a stance that sets it apart from other social networking sites in regard to privacy. Read more...

Facebook's purchase of Instagram could be delayed

John Callaham — Fri, 11 May 2012 03:27:26 +0100

A new report claims that Facebook's $1 billion acquisition of Instagram could face a delay, due to a rumored probe of the deal by the government's Federal Trade Commission. Read more...

Senators seek FTC inquiry into Google antitrust violations

Michael Stanclift — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 08:48:40 +0000

Senators Herb Kohl and Mike Lee, have asked the Federal Trade Commission to launch an investigation into Google's business practices and how their search results highlight their other web properties. Read more...

US Congressman wants to investigate Carrier IQ

John Callaham — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 23:49:19 +0000

Carrier IQ could be the subject of an FCC investigation due to the allegations of the company putting in tracking software in smartphones if a US Congressman has his way. Read more...

Facebook to make changes to privacy policies

John Callaham — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 02:48:20 +0000

Facebook is close to a new settlement agreement with the federal government that will result in users of the social networking site having more control over their privacy settings Read more...

Google responds to FTC's antitrust investigation

John Callaham — Fri, 24 Jun 2011 19:54:02 +0100

On Thursday it was revealed that the US federal government, via its Federal Trade Commission, was going to start an investigation to see if Internet company Google was violating antitrust laws. Today, Google responded to... Read more...

FTC goes after Google in antitrust investigation

John Callaham — Thu, 23 Jun 2011 17:02:34 +0100

Google is about to be hit with a big antitrust investigation by the federal government that centers on its Internet ad division. According to a story at the Wall Street Journal, the Federal Trade Commission... Read more...

Companies allowed to archive 7 years of your Facebook life, sell info

Owen Williams — Tue, 21 Jun 2011 07:10:09 +0100

Think that uploading those drunken photos from the recent party to Facebook are a good idea? Think again. It appears that the Federal Trade Commission is now allowed to keep anything you posted publicly to... Read more...

Microsoft's purchase of Skype gets FTC approval

John Callaham — Sat, 18 Jun 2011 06:03:53 +0100

The required government approval process for Microsoft to acquire Skype passed a major hurdle today. Reuters reports that the Federal Trade Commission has given its approval for the deal to go through. This means that... Read more...