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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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- December 13 2010
On December 7, 2010, the FTC released an Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) requesting comment on whether and how to strengthen the Caller ID provisions of the Telemarketing Sales Rule
Telecom privacy news
- Arent Fox LLP
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- USA
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- November 8 2010
Facebook has reported its discovery that a data broker has been paying application developers to identify user information, and the company has placed some developers on a six-month suspension from its site because of the practice
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
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) developments
- Arent Fox LLP
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- USA
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- 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
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
Legislative outlook
- Arent Fox LLP
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- USA
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- May 3 2010
On April 27, 2010, the U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship held a hearing titled “Connecting Main Street to the World: Federal Efforts to Expand Small Business Internet Access.”
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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- March 31 2010
On February 24, 2010, the FTC issued a report on the Top Consumer Complaints of 2009
Current Search
- Jurisdiction - USA
- Workarea - Internet
- Workarea - Telecommunications
- Workarea - Information Technology
- Author - Stephanie A. Joyce
- Author - Jonathan E. Canis