The Federal Trade Commission reached an $8.2 million settlement with the operator of a reputed scareware operation. – The purported head of a rogue
antivirus operation has agreed to pay roughly $8.2 million to
the Federal Trade Commission to bring a 2-year-old case to a close.
According to the FTC, Marc D’Souza and his father, Maurice D’Souza, will pay
the money to settle accusations that they profited from…
The FTC has cleared Intels $7.68 billion purchase of McAfee, just days after reports arose about EC concerns around the deal. – Days after reports surfaced that European regulators were voicing antitrust concerns about Intels $7.68 billion bid for security software maker McAfee, a U.S. agency has given its blessing to the deal.
Intel reported on its Website Dec. 21 that the FTC (Federal Trade Commission) have okayed the acq…
Academic researchers think the best way to implement the "Do Not Track" controls proposed by the FTC is by using the HTTP headers. – While there are several potential methods to implementing the Federal Trade
Commissions proposed quot;Do Not Track quot; mechanism, the most effective method is to
have the browser append quot;Do Not Track quot; to its header messages, according to
several software developers.
The consensus se…
The Federal Trade Commission urged online businesses to respect consumer privacy and recommended a "Do Not Track" mechanism. Contrary to reports, it is not an opt-out list. – After federal regulators proposed a quot;Do Not Track quot;
mechanism to give control over what consumer data companies can collect and
share, a lot of confusion remains about what the proposal really means.
In a 122-page preliminary report issued Dec. 1, the Federal
Trade Commission suggeste…
In a sweeping report, the Federal Trade Commission called for a stronger approach to protecting online privacy, including a "Do Not Track" mechanism. – The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) outlined today the beginnings of a new framework to protect online privacy, starting with a “Do Not Track” feature.
The recommendation was included in a sweeping report (PDF) FTC Chairman Jon Leibowitz includes concrete guidance for an industry that has failed to …
The FTC has modified the agreement it reached with Intel that settled antitrust complaints against the chip maker. The modification removes an interface requirement from Intel’s "Oak Trail" Atom platform. –
Intel’s legal dispute with the Federal Trade Commission
appears to be wrapping up, after the agency announced Nov. 2 that it had
modified the initial agreement reached with the giant chip maker in August to
settle antitrust allegations.
According to the FTC, the agreement was amended to allow
…
Satisfied with Google’s new privacy policies, the Federal Trade Commission forgave Google for its Street View WiFi-sniffing incident, concluding its inquiry. – The Federal Trade Commission has concluded its inquiry into Google’s Street
View WiFi-sniffing incident, citing the search engine’s improved privacy
practices and assurances that it has no plans to use the data it collected.
Google in May admitted its Street View cars, which rove streets all over…
Apple iTunes reviews allegedly written by a gaming PR agency are to be taken down, as the result of a settlement between the firm and the FTC. – Apple iTunes users can rest a little easier, now that the Federal Trade
Commission has settled with a public relations firm accused of posting fake
customer reviews for mobile gaming apps.
The original FTC complaint accused California-based Reverb Communications of posting
iTunes Store reviews t…
Industry observers are split over whether the increasingly aggressive antitrust stance taken by U.S. regulators is a good or bad thing for the IT industry. – Officials with the Federal Trade Commission say the agreement
the FTC reached with Intel to settle antitrust allegations will create a
more competitive playing field that will benefit vendors, OEMs and customers
alike.
The settlement, announced Aug. 4, heated up the simmering
debate about the d…
Intel agrees to a set of restrictions in its business practices as part of a settlement to resolve an antitrust lawsuit brought by the FTC. Intel has not admitted to any wrongdoing. – Intel can no longer use its market dominance and money to hinder competition
from the likes of Advanced Micro Devices and Nvidia, according to an agreement
between the giant chip maker and the Federal Trade Commission announced Aug. 4.
The agreement resolves
a lawsuit filed against Intel in Dece…
SANTA CLARA, Calif., August 4, 2010 – Intel and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) have reached a tentative settlement in the antitrust suit filed by the Commission December 16. The FTC sued Intel alleging Intel had violated Section 5 of the FTC Act. The settlement agreement expressly states that Intel does not admit either any violation of law or that the facts alleged in the complaint are true. The agreement approved today by the Commission is subject to a 30 day public comment period and final approval by the Commission.
“This agreement provides a framework that will allow us to continue to compete and to provide our customers the best possible products at the best prices,” said Doug Melamed, Intel senior vice president and general counsel. “The settlement enables us to put an end to the expense and distraction of the FTC litigation.”
A copy of the agreement can be found at www.intel.com/pressroom/legal.
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Regulators with the FTC said they need at least another two weeks to consider a proposed settlement of antitrust accusations leveled against Intel. Lawyers for the FTC and Intel reportedly have hammered out a proposal that does not include a fine of Intel. – The Federal Trade Commission will take at least another two weeks to work on a settlement with Intel over antitrust issues.
Commissioners in a statement July 20 said they needed more time to considered a proposed settlement hammered out by lawyers for both sides. Reports of the proposed settlement …
Intel and the Federal Trade Commission reportedly have reached a settlement in the agencys lawsuit against Intel. The deal would not include a regulatory fine, but would monitor Intels business practices in the future. – Intel reportedly has reached a settlement with the Federal Trade
Commission, which in December sued the giant chip maker over business
practices regulators said unfairly stifled competition.
According to a July 19 report by Reuters that
quoted an unnamed source close to the FTC, the proposed set…
The Department of Justice and Federal Trade Commission are haggling over which agency gets to review Google’s bid to buy ITA Software for $700 million, the New York Times said July 6. Should the FTC secure the review of Google’s merger bid for ITA, it could make for some tension for Google after the agency failed to thwart Google’s move to buy AdMob. – Antitrust regulators for the Department of Justice and Federal Trade
Commission are haggling over which agency gets to review Google’s bid to buy
ITA Software.
Google agreed to acquire flight information software maker ITA
July 1 for $700 million in cash.
ITA’s QPX software organizes flight tim…
Twitter and the Federal Trade Commission settle charges that the microblogging service failed to protect user privacy in two cases in 2009. – Twitter and the Federal Trade Commission have reached a settlement
over charges that the microblogging service failed to protect user privacy in
two security incidents last year.
The FTC complaint centered on a January 2009 incident in which an attacker
used an automated password-guessing tool t…
The FTC filed a lawsuit in December 2009 accusing Intel of anti-competitive business practices intended to stifle competition from AMD and Nvidia. Intel and the FTC have now filed a joint motion to suspend the legal proceedings while the two sides work to negotiate a settlement. – Intel and the Federal Trade Commission have suspended legal proceedings
related to the lawsuit filed by the federal regulators against the chip maker
while the two sides try to negotiate a settlement.
In a statement released June 21, Intel officials said the two
sides agreed to file a joint moti…
SANTA CLARA, Calif., June 21, 2010 – Lawyers for the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Intel Corporation today filed a joint motion to suspend administrative trial proceedings while the parties consider potential settlement of the case originally filed by the FTC on Dec. 16, 2009.
The Federal Trade Commission is scrutinizing Apple’s business practices in the mobile software market amid complaints from Google that the company is prohibiting it from offering its AdMob advertising services on the iPhone. Apple June 7 revised its developer terms of service for its iPhone and iPad operating system to include language that prevents non-independent advertising technology providers such as AdMob and others from offering ads that run within iPhone applications. This paves the way for iAd to be the premier provider of in-app ads for the most popular smartphone in the country. – The Federal Trade Commission is scrutinizing Apple’s mobile business
practices amid complaints from Google’s AdMob unit that Apple is prohibiting it
from offering its advertising services on the iPhone.
The Wall Street Journal said (paywall) FTC has for weeks been negotiating with the
Department…
HP is crossing its t’s and dotting its i’s on the way to fully acquiring enterprise mobility vendor Palm. On June 1, the FTC granted HP early termination of a waiting period, moving the process on to a June 25 vote by Palm shareholders. – Hewlett-Packard moved a step closer to officially owning
smartphone maker Palm on June 1, when the Federal Trade Commission approved
the acquisition, granting the early termination of a waiting period imposed by
a 1976 antitrust act.
quot;The proposed merger remains subject to other customa…
The Federal Trade Commission agreed to close its investigation of Google’s agreement to purchase mobile advertising provider AdMob for $750 million, citing Apple’s impending iAd platform and claiming that a Google-AdMob marriage would not harm competition among mobile ad networks. The FTC noted that while Google and AdMob "have economies of scale that give them a major advantage over smaller rivals in the business," Apple is "poised to become a strong competitor in the mobile advertising market." – The Federal Trade Commission unanimously agreed to close
its investigation of Google’s agreement to
purchase mobile advertising provider AdMob for $750 million, paving the way for
Google and Apple to compete more fiercely in the mobile Web market.
The FTC, which in recent weeks had been conside…
