Breaking News: Google Settles with FTC
On Thursday at 10:00 a.m. PST, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission announced that Google is settling with the FTC as…
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FTC Says Mobile Apps for Kids ‘Aren’t Making The Grade’
A biting new report from the U.S. Federal Trade Commission indicates that iOS and Android apps aimed at children aren’t…
FTC Green Lights Facebook Acquisition of Instagram
On Thursday, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission announced that the FTC has officially closed its nonpublic investigation of Facebook’s proposed…
Google May Be Fined Millions by the FTC
The Federal Trade Commission is coming for Google. That’s the latest insight from sources close to the matter, who say…
FTC Says Mobile Security for Kids is Largely ‘DisAPPointing’
On Friday, the Federal Trade Commission today issued a staff report that could be of great concern to many parents…
Social Networking Giant Twitter Reportedly Facing Legal Probe
Apparently some folks in the federal government are taking too seriously the “Follow Me” message propped up by the Twitter…
Google Bracing For Federal Anti-Trust Subpoena as FTC Probe Looms
The feds are coming for Google. That’s according to a sobering report this morning in the Wall Street Journal, which…
FTC Files First Large-Scale SMS Spam Case
In the first large-scale filing of its kind, the FTC is suing an alleged spammer accused of sending millions of…
FTC Poised to Investigate iOS In-App Purchases, Apple Business Practices
Capping off a full day of Apple news, the Federal Trade Commission is effectively raining on Apple’s iPad 2 parade…
Apple’s In-App Purchases Called to Question by US Lawmaker
Congressman Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) is concerned about Apple’s in-app purchases. According to the Washington Post, Markey wants the US…