FTC

Authorities Shut Down Spam Ring

Stevie Converse — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 05:29:41 -0700

Web Privacy on the Radar in Congress

Stevie Converse — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 06:27:58 -0700

Rule Seeks to Block 'No Hispanic' Ad Dictates

Stevie Converse — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 06:12:51 -0700

The FTC's Bully Pulpit on Privacy

Stevie Converse — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 06:35:36 -0700

Addressing Anti-Competitive Behavior on the Internet

Stevie Converse — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 08:37:16 -0700

In an effort to address the anti-competitive behavior that impacts various aspects Internet and technologies markets, as well as their vital markets for ideas, the Personal Democracy Forum brought together panelists representing the “little-guy” innovators of the technology industry.

FTC Wants to Know What Big Brother Knows About You

Stevie Converse — Thu, 22 May 2008 05:22:09 -0700

How do you find a bride these days?

One of the nation's leading online tracking companies knows.

Monitoring consumers at roughly 3,000 Web sites, Revenue Science identified brides by picking out bridal behavior it had seen: anyone who'd gone online to read about weddings in the news, entered "bridesmaid dresses" into a search engine or surfed fashion pages for wedding styles.

Mapping the Mobile Martketplace

Stevie Converse — Mon, 05 May 2008 09:56:15 -0700

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The Federal Trade Commission will host a Town Hall meeting on May 6-7, 2008, to explore the evolving mobile commerce (M-commerce) marketplace and its implications for consumer protection policy.

Consumer Groups Urge 'Do Not Track' Registry

Holiday Shapiro — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 08:25:39 -0700

Two consumer groups asked the Federal Trade Commission on Tuesday to create a "do not track list" that would allow computer users to bar advertisers from collecting information about them. The Consumer Federation of America and the Consumers Union also urged the FTC to bar collection of health information and other sensitive data by companies that do business on the Internet unless a consumer consents.

Microsoft Proposes Tiered Privacy in Online Advertising

Holiday Shapiro — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 07:50:22 -0700

Microsoft has proposed a tiered approach to protecting the privacy of people targeted by online advertising, saying advertisers should get permission before using sensitive, personally identifiable information to deliver ads.