- FTC Bans Behavioral Targeting At Kids' Sites
Online Media Daily, Wendy Davis - Wednesday, December 19, 2012
The Federal Trade Commission has expanded children's privacy rules by prohibiting onli ...
- Will The FTC Protect Web Publishers From Google's Forced Exclusivity?
Online Media Daily, Adam J. Epstein - Wednesday, December 19, 2012
The largest antitrust investigation in 15 years is expected to conclude th ...
- The FTC Asks Data Brokers How They Mine Web
Online Media Daily, Wendy Davis - Tuesday, December 18, 2012
Turning its attention to data brokers, the Federal Trade Commission on Tuesd ...
- Google Close To Deal With FTC
Around the Net In Online Marketing, Gavin O'Malley - Monday, December 17, 2012
The Federal Trade Commission has reportedly dropped its charges that Google manipulat ...
- Dozens Of Groups Ask FTC To Update COPPA Regs
Online Media Daily, Wendy Davis - Thursday, December 13, 2012
The American Heart Association, American Academy of Pediatrics and Consumers Union a ...
- Advocacy Group Asks FTC To Probe Virtual-Pet App
Online Media Daily, Wendy Davis - Tuesday, December 11, 2012
The Center for Digital Democracy is asking the FTC to investigate wheth ...
- FTC To Probe Kids' App Developers
Online Media Daily, Wendy Davis - Monday, December 10, 2012
Developers of apps aimed at children still fail to inform parents abo ...
- Most Adults Don't Want Marketers To Collect Data From Children
Online Media Daily, Wendy Davis - Thursday, December 6, 2012
Eight out of 10 adults say advertisers shouldn't collect information about children ...
- Obama Signs Safe Web Act
Around the Net In Online Marketing, Gavin O'Malley - Wednesday, December 5, 2012
President Obama this week signed a bill that reauthorizes the FTC's authori ...
- Google Might Dodge Antitrust Bullet
Around the Net In Online Marketing, Gavin O'Malley - Wednesday, November 21, 2012
Earlier this week, reports suggested that an antitrust suit was imminent f ...
- Is Google Vertical Search Unfair?
Around the Net In Online Marketing, Gavin O'Malley - Tuesday, November 20, 2012
As the threat of an antitrust suit looms for Google, search expe ...
- Election Results Could Breathe New Life Into Do-Not-Track Agenda
PolicyBlog, Wendy Davis - Wednesday, November 7, 2012
The Federal Trade Commission will be led by a Democrat. The Commer ...
- FTC Suit Looms For Google
Around the Net In Online Marketing, Gavin O'Malley - Friday, November 2, 2012
Internally, Federal Trade Commission staff are reportedly recommending that the agency s ...
- Compete Settles Privacy Complaint By FTC
Online Media Daily, Wendy Davis - Monday, October 22, 2012
Market research company Compete has agreed to destroy data about Web use ...
- Lawmaker Tells FTC: Hold Off On Antitrust Case Against Google
Online Media Daily, Wendy Davis - Tuesday, October 16, 2012
Siding with Google, a lawmaker is warning the Federal Trade Commission th ...
- DMA Launches Lobbying Campaign Against Privacy Regs
Online Media Daily, Wendy Davis - Monday, October 15, 2012
The Direct Marketing Association has launched a new lobbying and education campai ...
- Study: Most Consumers Say Do-Not-Track Should Mean Do-Not-Collect
PolicyBlog, Wendy Davis - Tuesday, October 9, 2012
Five years ago, privacy advocates asked the Federal Trade Commission to ba ...
- Rockefeller Blasts Ad Industry's Privacy Principles
Online Media Daily, Wendy Davis - Wednesday, October 3, 2012
The head of the Senate Commerce Committee is urging the Federal Tra ...
- Artist Arena Fined $1 Million For Violating Children's Privacy Law
Online Media Daily, Wendy Davis - Wednesday, October 3, 2012
Warner Music Group's Artist Arena has agreed to pay $1 million ...
- Marketing Exec Ordered To Pay $163M For 'Scareware' Scam
Online Media Daily, Wendy Davis - Tuesday, October 2, 2012
An executive with Innovative Marketing was hit with a $163 million judgme ...
- ANA Asks Microsoft To Retreat From Do-Not-Track Stance
Online Media Daily, Wendy Davis - Monday, October 1, 2012
The Association of National Advertisers is asking Microsoft to reconsider its decisi ...
- FTC Hopes To Update Truth-In-Advertising Guidelines By Year End
PolicyBlog, Wendy Davis - Monday, October 1, 2012
The Federal Trade Commission hopes to issue its long-awaited update to t ...
- FTC Defends W3C's Do-Not-Track Initiative To Congress
Online Media Daily, Wendy Davis - Thursday, September 27, 2012
Federal Trade Commission Chairman Jonathan Leibowitz told Congress this week that t ...
- IAB: Proposed Children's Privacy Rules Undermine Business Model
Online Media Daily, Wendy Davis - Tuesday, September 25, 2012
The Interactive Advertising Bureau has weighed in against a Federal Trade Commissi ...
- Advocacy Group Urges Court To Reject Google's 'Miniscule' $22.5M Privacy Settlement
Online Media Daily, Wendy Davis - Monday, September 24, 2012
A deal that calls for Google to pay a $22.5 million civ ...
- FTC Charges Company With Unfairly Collecting Personal Data
PolicyBlog, Wendy Davis - Tuesday, September 25, 2012
A company that allegedly installed spyware on rent-to-own computers has been charg ...
- Can FTC Get Do-Not-Track Back On Track?
PolicyBlog, Wendy Davis - Thursday, September 20, 2012
Advocacy groups are asking the Federal Trade Commission to help settle ...
- Affiliate Network Ads4Dough Settles 'Fake News' Case
Online Media Daily, Wendy Davis - Thursday, September 13, 2012
Online affiliate network Ads4Dough will pay $1 million to settle charges th ...
- How To Succeed In App Marketing Without Really Trying...To P.O. The FTC
MoBlog, Steve Smith - Thursday, September 6, 2012
'Congratulations!' You have chosen to enter the exciting field of app marketin ...
- Smartphone Owners Clear Search History, Shed Apps, To Protect Privacy
Online Media Daily, Wendy Davis - Wednesday, September 5, 2012
Privacy concerns are driving most app users -- 57% -- either ...