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How the FTC's Children's Data Collection Complaint Against WW Impacts Marketers
How does the FTC's decision against WW International for targeting children under 13 affect marketers? More ways than one, it turns out.
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FTC Can Regulate Customer Data Security, Court Rules
If personally identifiable data about your organization’s customers is lost to malicious outsiders as the result of a data breach, can the US Federal Trade Commission pursue you for unfair business practices? Yes, said the Third Circuit Court of Appeals in Philadelphia, in a unanimous decision handed down yesterday.
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FTC Updates Digital Advertising Guidelines, Focuses on Usability and Transparency
I t used to be that business on the Internet was a lot like Las Vegas. What happened there, stayed there. But over the past few years, the web has become a hub to online business, resulting in millions of online transactions, interactions and marketing campaigns.
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FTC Report Recommends New Mobile Privacy Practices
Smartphones are booming with new features, powerful tools -- and a growing supply of privacy issues. To address this, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has released a new report with recommendations for privacy standards and practices. The report, “Mobile Privacy Disclosures -- Building Trust through Transparency,” was
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FTC Closes Google Investigation; Google Required to Modify Business Practices #FTCantitrust
In June 2011, the Federal Trade Commission announced that it would begin examining Google for anti-competitive practices. Nearly two years later, the FTC announced what it found.
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Google Expected to Pony Up $22.5 Million Fine for Safari User Tracking Violations
Google is expected to pay a governmental fine of US$ 22.5 million to settle charges that it bypassed privacy settings on Apple users’ Safari browsers, according to various news reports. The fine by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC), which would be the largest in that agency’s history, would amount
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Facebook to Propose 'Opt-In' Privacy Settlement With FTC
Facing challenges over its privacy practices -- or lack thereof -- Facebook is reportedly proposing a settlement with the Federal Trade Commission. This is all according to a Wall Street Journal report, which has been cited by many news outlets: According to people familiar with the talks, the settlement would
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Web Analytics: Are You Worried About the New "Do Not Track" Legislation?
If you work in the digital world and have a pulse, chances are you've seen the recent commotion regarding the Federal Trade Commission’s proposed “Do Not Track” requirement for websites.
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Web Publishing Roll-up: The FTC Reinvents Journalism
We’ve been contemplating the future of web publishing and journalism for sometime now, but recently the Federal Trade Commission decided to weigh in on the debate with a discussion paper that outlines potential policy recommendations to support the reinvention of journalism.
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