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Telecom privacy news

  • Arent Fox LLP
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  • Germany, USA
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  • May 24 2010

Authorities in both the United States and Germany are poised to begin inquiries into Google's collection of Wi-Fi data by its Street View cars, which were deployed to take street-level photos and collect basic Wi-Fi information, such as the SSIDs and MAC addresses of WiFi routers

Federal Trade Commission (FTC) developments

  • Arent Fox LLP
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  • USA
  • -
  • March 31 2010

On February 24, 2010, the FTC issued a report on the Top Consumer Complaints of 2009

Federal Trade Commission (FTC) developments

  • Arent Fox LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • August 9 2010

The FTC appears to be investigating a complaint filed by Adobe in May 2010 against Apple alleging that its practice of refusing to accept third-party programming tools for the iPhone violates antitrust law

Federal Trade Commission (FTC) developments

  • Arent Fox LLP
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  • USA
  • -
  • October 25 2010

On October 19, 2010, FTC Commissioner Julie Brill revealed that the agency's upcoming report about online behavioral advertising will include suggestions for how online ad companies can better protect consumers' privacy, but will not propose new regulations or request that Congress enact new laws

Telecom privacy news

  • Arent Fox LLP
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  • USA
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  • June 14 2010

In response to a discussion draft of a new privacy bill drafted by Chairman Rick Boucher, D-Va., and Ranking Member Cliff Stearns, R-Fla., of the House Communications Subcommittee, ten privacy and consumer groups called for stronger measures to protect consumer privacy both online and off

Broadband

  • Arent Fox LLP
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  • France, USA
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  • December 17 2010

The dispute between Comcast and Level 3 continues, with both companies having met repeatedly with the FCC to discuss their side of the issue over the past weeks

Stimulus this week

  • Arent Fox LLP
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  • USA
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  • July 26 2010

The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) announced a grant of $15 million to Communication Service for the Deaf, Inc. (CSD) to expand broadband adoption by those with hearing disabilities

Broadband news

  • Arent Fox LLP
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  • USA
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  • August 30 2010

On August 31, 2010, the FCC will be releasing the executive summary of the National Broadband Plan translated to Chinese (Simplified), Samoan, Tagalog, Korean, Thai, and Vietnamese at a forum in Los Angeles on Broadband and the Asian American and Pacific Islander Communities being held at the Japanese American National Museum

Federal Trade Commission (FTC) developments

  • Arent Fox LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • August 30 2010

On August 19, 2010, FTC staff terminated an investigation into whether Limewire, LLC's peer-to-peer file sharing software puts users at risk of inadvertently sharing sensitive information stored on their computers

Telecom privacy news

  • Arent Fox LLP
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  • China
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  • July 12 2010

Following its recent decision to stop automatically redirecting Chinese users to the uncensored version of its site in Hong Kong, Google announced on Friday that its license to operate in China has been renewed