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Telecom privacy news

  • Arent Fox LLP
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  • Italy, USA
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  • March 31 2010

A court in Italy has convicted three Google executives of charges that they violated Italian law by allowing a video showing an autistic teenager being bullied to be posted online

Federal Trade Commission (FTC) developments

  • Arent Fox LLP
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  • USA
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  • May 17 2010

The FTC announced that the deadline for its decision on whether to oppose the merger of Google and AdMob Inc. has been extended by two weeks to May 24, 2010

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
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • May 31 2010

The FTC has decided not to challenge Google's acquisition of mobile advertising network company Admob, determining that the acquisition was unlikely to harm competition in the marketplace

Federal Trade Commission (FTC) developments

  • Arent Fox LLP
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  • USA
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  • 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

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

Federal Trade Commission (FTC) developments

  • Arent Fox LLP
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  • USA
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  • January 3 2011

On December 21, 2010, Gallup and USA Today released a new poll indicating that nearly 67 of U.S. Internet users would welcome a “Do-Not-Track” mechanism to limit the ability of advertisers to track their movements online

Federal Trade Commission (FTC) developments

  • Arent Fox LLP
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  • USA
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  • 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

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