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By Marisa Peacock
| Wednesday May 1, 2013
It 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. Businesses and marketers have become more savvy, and it’s become much harder to decipher fact from fiction.
By Barry Levine
| Wednesday Feb 6, 2013
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.
By Marisa Peacock
| Thursday Jan 3, 2013
By Barry Levine
| Wednesday Jul 11, 2012
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 to the technology giant’s revenue stream for five hours.
By Steve Sechrist
| Wednesday Jan 25, 2012
Being true to its settlement agreement with the FTC in March of last year, Google pre-announced yesterday a comprehensive update that consolidates some 60 privacy policy documents, plus a refresh of its terms of service agreement. Both are to begin March 1, but are available now for review online.
This policy shift is generating buzz online over concerns of privacy, search anonymity and control over just what information gets shared.
By Rikki Endsley
| Monday Nov 14, 2011
Facing challenges over its privacy practices -- or lack thereof -- Facebook is reportedly proposing a settlement with the Federal Trade Commission.
By Marisa Peacock
| Thursday Apr 14, 2011
What do two former presidential candidates have in common? They are behind The Commercial Privacy Bill of Rights Act of 2011, which "establishes a framework to protect the personal information of all Americans both online and offline." Senator John McCain (R-Ariz.) and Senator John Kerry (D-Mass.) introduced legislation this week that sought to define how companies should handle consumers' personal information both online and offline.
By Marisa Peacock
| Wednesday Apr 6, 2011
We’ve been following the Federal Trade Commission’s Do Not Track initiative and its progress in Congress. While its outcome is still not known and marketers and customers are still fighting it out over the privacy of their information, online businesses are scrambling to respond.
By Marisa Peacock
| Monday Jan 31, 2011
This week, the mobile enterprise addresses mobile advertising, privacy and the availability of Verizon iPhone 4.
By Marisa Peacock
| Thursday Jan 6, 2011
Interested in how information about your online behaviors is collected? Forget Do Not Track or the Privacy Bill of Rights. Instead, look no further than the Advertising Option Icon, which lets consumers make informed choices about online privacy.
By Marisa Peacock
| Monday Dec 20, 2010
Will 2011 be the year that online advertising becomes more transparent? Thanks to a few key initiatives, consumers can expect to have better control over how their data is used online.
By Marisa Peacock
| Wednesday Jun 16, 2010
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.
By Michael Alexander
| Tuesday May 4, 2010
The Federal Trade Commission and the U.S. Department of Justice are looking into the prospect of launching an antitrust inquiry against Apple (news, site) following the company’s ban of developers using non-Apple-sanctioned development tools, according to a story in the New York Post. Filing an inquiry doesn’t necessarily mean that charges would follow, the NYP reports.
By Jason Harris
| Thursday Apr 29, 2010
Social media moves so fast, it's hard to keep up. Here are the week's top stories in scan-friendly format:
- 1.5 Million Facebook IDs For Sale
- Facebook Embracing Local Businesses
- Surprise! Students Are Addicted To Social Media
- FTC May Look Into Social Networking Regulations
By Jason Harris
| Wednesday Mar 31, 2010
Social media moves so fast, it's hard to keep up. Here are the week's top stories in scan-friendly format:
- Foursquare Posts Dramatic Growth
- Google and Privacy Concerns May Affect AdMob Deal
- Facebook Lands Inside Yahoo Mail
- Can Twitter Be A Sustainable Business?