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Windows Defragmenter: Not Good Enough
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Senators urge FTC to step up Google probe following EU's antitrust offer
Two senators have urged the FTC to set up its investigation into Google's alleged antitrust behaviour following a settlement offer from the European Commission earlier this week.
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FTC asks Google, Twitter about Facebook's Instagram buy (rumor)
The Federal Trade Commission's investigation into Facebook's purchase of Instagram has begun. The organization has already started talking to Google and Twitter, according to a recent rumor.
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FTC probing Facebook's Instagram buy, IPO date threatened?
Facebook is widely expected to go public on May 18. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has, however, launched an investigation into the company's purchase of Instagram. Will there be a delay?
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Google, Facebook, MySpace; privacy rule breakers or trend makers?
The major social networking sites have all been fined for improper use of private data; is that a trend that should be ringing alarm bells or a sideshow for the paranoid and uninitiated?
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Google 'negotiating FTC fine' after bypassing Safari privacy settings
Google is understood to be in talks with the FTC over how much it will be fined by the regulator after it bypassed the privacy settings in Apple's Safari browser.
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FTC hires former DoJ lawyer in Google antitrust investigation
The FTC has hired a prominent former Justice Dept. lawyer in a bid to direct an investigation into Google's business practices, alongside a European antitrust case into the company.
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FTC fines RockYou $250,000 for storing user data in plain text
The Federal Trade Commission has fined social game developer RockYou $250,000 for storing 32 million e-mail addresses and passwords, including 179,000 belonging to minors, in plain text.
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FTC clears IPO paperwork for Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg
The Federal Trade Commission has cleared all of Facebook co-founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg's paperwork. Another box has been checked on the company's road to going public.
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FTC privacy report appeals to Congress as critics assail self-regulation
The FTC issues a privacy report that garners overall praise but criticism for its self-regulatory proposals.
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FTC subpoenas Apple in Google antitrust inquiry
The FTC has subpoenaed Apple over use of Google as the iPhone's and iPad's default search engine, as the regulator continues its inquiry into the search giant's business practices.
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Senator urges photos, contacts FTC inquiry into Apple, Google
A U.S. Senator is asking the FTC to investigate Apple and Google after a spate of smartphone applications could access user's contact list data and private photos.
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EPIC, FTC battle lighting up courts days before Google's privacy policy rollout
The Electronic Privacy Information Center and the Federal Trade Commission are gong toe-to-toe in court just a few days before Google rolls out its new privacy policies.
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Court rules in favor of FTC; says agency owns decision on Google enforcement
A federal court Friday ruled that it does not have jurisdiction to intervene in the Federal Trade Commission's enforcement decisions in regards to a consent order in place with Google.
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Obama unveils push for Consumer Privacy Bill of Rights
President Obama Thursday unveiled a model for a "Consumer Privacy Bill of Rights" that includes input from companies, privacy advocates, international partners and other stakeholders.
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Google sugarcoated privacy policy changes to mislead users, group charges
The Center for Digital Democracy says Google's real reason for changing its privacy policy is to grow its business, not make life easier for users. It wants the Federal Trade Commission to enforce...
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Irreparable injury result if FTC fails to police Google, group tells court
A privacy group replies to the Federal Trade Commission's request to dismiss a lawsuit seeking a court ruling to compel the federal agency to enforce a consent order levied against Google as part...
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Congress demands FTC investigation into Google's Safari tracking
The FTC is called on by Congress to investigate claims that Google's Safari tracking code could have broken an agreement the search giant signed last year.
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FTC to Apple, Google: Prioritize privacy for children
The FTC has issued a warning to Google, Apple and their vendors that more must be done to protect children's privacy.
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FTC voices concerns about mobile apps for children
Researchers honed in on apps available in the Apple App Store and the Android Market with each hosting 500,000 and 380,000 apps, respectively. The FTC found faults with both of them.
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Google's FTC privacy report unmasked
Google defends its forthcoming privacy policy changes in a report to the FTC saying that no new data sharing will take place. One privacy agency says Google did not answer all the questions it was...
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