Tag: FTC

FTC Strengthens Online Privacy Rules For Children
As has been documented many times before, us adults on the Internet really have no privacy. Advertisers...
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Priceline Wins FTC Approval For Kayak Acquisition [Report]
Priceline announced in November that it had signed an agreement to acquire Kayak in a deal valued at $1.8 billion ($40 per share of Kayak). Priceline would pay about $500 million i...
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Was The FTC Too Easy On Google? Too Hard?
On Thursday, the FTC finally made an announcement regarding its investigation of Google for alleged anticompetitive conduct. The investigation is now closed. The Commission will no...
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Consumer Watchdog Inevitably Weighs In On The Google FTC Decision
The Federal Trade Commission announced today that it has closed its investigati...
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FairSearch: FTC’s Google Decision ‘Disappointing And Premature’
Now that the Federal Trade Commission has formally announced the conclusion of...
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FTC May Announce Google Decision This Week
Here we are into 2013, and still no public decision on the Google antitrust investigation from the FTC. That may change soon, however (I know, we keep hearing that). All Things...
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FTC Updates Child Online Privacy Rules
The United States Federal Trade Commission announced today that it has adopted final amendments to the Children's Online Privacy Protection Rule (otherwise known as COPPA Rule). Ac...
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Google May Not Get This FTC Thing Resolved Until 2013
It was expected that the Federal Trade Commission would announce its decision on whether or not to pursue an antitrust suit against Google by the end of the year, but now, it's loo...
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FTC Reportedly Not Finding Antitrust Issues With Google’s Search Business
If the latest reports are accurate, then Google may be getting away from this FTC antitrust investigation related to its search results, unscathed. The New York Post...
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Congressman Requests FTC Briefing In Relation To Google Case
The Chairman of the House Oversight Committee, Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.), has sent a letter to the FTC requesting the commission outline how it views its authority to regulate G...
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FTC Reportedly Not Very Confident In At Least One Major Element Of Potential Antitrust Case Against Google
It's looking less likely that the Federal Trade Commission believes it has a solid enough case to take Google to court on antitrust grounds, at least over the way Google presents r...
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Judge: FTC’s Fine Of Google Was Adequate
In August, Google was handed a $22.5 million penalty by the U.S. F...
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GOP Senators To FTC: Ease Up On Tech Companies (Like Google)
Ten GOP Senators signed a letter to FTC Chairman Jon Leibowitz, from Senator Jim DeMint, expressing views on the FTC's apparent eagerness to enforce antitrust regulation on tech co...
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Report: FTC Gives Google A Few Days To Offer A Proposal
Last month, reports came out indicating that the FTC would reveal its for...
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