May
19
2011
19
2011
Apple, Google, Facebook get more Senate scrutiny over mobile privacy
Representatives from Facebook, Apple, Google, and the Federal Trade Commission testified on Thursday before the Senate's Consumer Protection, Product Safety and Insurance Subcommittee concerning ...
May
09
2011
09
2011
Privacy groups applaud Senator Rockefeller’s "Do Not Track" bill
Senator Jay Rockefeller (D-WV) has introduced a new "Do Not Track" bill to Congress that aims to hold companies accountable for collecting information on ...
Apr
22
2011
22
2011
FTC: kids thwarted 87% of the time on M-rated game purchases
The Federal Trade Commission has released a report tracking compliance with established rating systems across multiple forms of media, and the results follow past ...
Apr
14
2011
14
2011
Safari to join "Do Not Track" crowd, leaving Google behind
Apple is officially hopping on the "Do Not Track" train, adding support for special opt-out headers in the version of its Safari Web browser ...
Mar
30
2011
30
2011
Google agrees to new privacy rules as part of Buzz settlement
Google has settled with the Federal Trade Commission over charges that Google Buzz violated user privacy and used deceptive tactics to get ...
Mar
16
2011
16
2011
Obama administration endorses new privacy regs, Do Not Track
The Obama administration raised alarm Wednesday about the state of online privacy and called for new legislation on the issue. Speaking before the Senate ...
Mar
11
2011
11
2011
Twitter settles with FTC over security breaches
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has accepted the proposed settlement with Twitter over its 2009 security breaches. The settlement was first proposed in mid-2010 ...
Mar
07
2011
07
2011
Congressman to revive 2005 online privacy bill with new feedback
Internet users should be able to see what kind of information companies are collecting about them and how it's being used. That's according to ...
Feb
26
2011
26
2011
Week in Apple: Verizon iPhone shootout, Thunderbolt makes its debut
Ahhh, sweet release. After so many weeks of rumors, we all needed it. Not only did Apple finally release new MacBook Pros this week, ...
Feb
23
2011
23
2011
FTC says it will look into Apple’s marketing of in-app purchases to kids
The Federal Trade Commission will investigate Apple's marketing of iOS games with in-app purchases to children. The decision comes after a wave of complaints ...
Feb
18
2011
18
2011
FTC, DoJ in "preliminary" investigation of Apple subscriptions
The US Justice Department and Federal Trade Commission have begun looking into Apple's new iOS subscription plan, according to sources speaking to the Wall ...
Feb
09
2011
09
2011
FTC asked to investigate kids and in-app purchases
Do in-app purchases take advantage of children and inadvertently cost parents way more money than they intended to spend? US ...
Nov
11
2010
11
2010
US government probing Google Street View after all
The Federal Communications Commission has confirmed that it has launched a probe into Google's controversial Street View application.
"Last month, Google disclosed that its ...
Nov
04
2010
04
2010
FTC’s first Chief Technologist: DRM basher Ed Felten
What do you get when you spend your academic career exposing broken DRM schemes, suing the recording industry when they try to ...
Sep
16
2010
16
2010
Harder for kids to buy M-rated video game than see R-rated movie
With groups like Common Sense Media making news by claiming the majority of parents want certain games controlled by law, it's useful to look ...
Aug
27
2010
27
2010
PR firm settles with FTC over alleged App Store astroturfing
Public relations agency Reverb communications, hired by iPhone game developers to promote their App Store offerings, has reached a settlement with the FTC over ...
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