Tag: FTC

Google Buzz Agreement Reached With FTC
Google Buzz, the social network built into Gmail, has faced its share of complaints regarding automatic opt-ins and privacy issues.  Last year,...
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Do Not Track Becoming A Reality
The Federal Trade Commission testified today before the Senate Committee on Commerce about its efforts to protect consumer privacy through enforcement, education, and policy initia...
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Company Settles with FTC for $250,000 Over Misleading Online Reviews
A company that sells guitar-lesson DVDs online has settled with the Federal Trade Commission for a whopping $250,000 over c...
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FTC Settles With Chitika Over Online Ad Tracking
The Federal Trade Commission said today it has reached a settlement with online advertising company Chitika, that ends the company’s allegedly deceptive practice of tracking people...
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Twitter And FTC Reach Settlement
The Federal Trade Commission said today it has finalized a proposed settlement it announced last June with Twitter, which resolved charges that Twitter deceived users and put their...
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FTC Cracks Down On Mortgage Spammer
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) said today it has asked a federal judge to shut down a company that allegedly sent people millions of spam text messages. The...
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Apple Subscription Service Being Monitored By Antitrust Regulators
Earlier this week, Apple introduced its Subscription service...
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FTC Orders Scareware Scammers To Pay $8 Million
The Federal Trade Commission has ordered an operator of an online “scareware” scheme to pay more than $8 million to settle charges he used deceptive ads to trick peo...
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The FTC Endorsement Guidelines a Year Later
As you may recall, about a year ago, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) set some...
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OPA President: FTC Proposal Both Encouraging and Concerning
As you may know, the FTC released a report this week proposing a framework for balancing consumer privacy and inn...
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Should Marketers Be Worried About New FTC Proposal?
The online marketing industry has been shaken by a new report from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). The FTC has issued the proposal of a framework for balancing consumer priv...
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FTC Shutters Web Services Company
At the request of the Federal Trade Commission a U.S. district court has shut down the illegal operations of a company that placed false charges on the telephone bills of thousa...
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FTC Discusses Google, AdMob Antitrust
 In testimony before a U.S. House of Representatives subcommittee, the Federal Trade Commission explained how it protects consumers by applying well-established principles...
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PR Firm Settles FTC Charges Over False Reviews On iTunes
A public relations firm hired by video game developers will settle Federal Trade Commission charges it engaged in deceptive advertising by having its employees post favorable re...
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Intel and FTC Reach Settlement on Antitrust Case
Intel announced that it has reached a tentative settlement with the FTC in the antitrust suit the FTC brought against the company in December. The suit alleged th...
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