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Intel Comments on FTC Suit

December 16th, 2009 | No Comments

SANTA CLARA, Calif., December 16, 2009 – Intel Corporation issued the following statement regarding the suit filed by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC)… [more]

FTC Sues Intel over Anticompetitive Behavior

December 16th, 2009 | No Comments

The FTC filed suit against Intel over anticompetitive acts that regulators say not only were meant to stifle competition from AMD, but also are now being used against GPU maker Nvidia. The lawsuit comes a month after Intel settled with AMD for $1.25 billion, an agreement that some industry analysts felt would curtail the FTCs probe into Intel.
– Intels $1.25 billion settlement
last month with rival Advanced Micro Devices apparently has done little
to keep regulators from investigating the chip makers business
practices.
The Federal Trade Commission announced Dec. 16 that it is suing
Intel for what regulators say is anticompetitive beha…

FTC Cracks Down on Robocalls

December 8th, 2009 | No Comments

The Federal Trade Commission files lawsuits and temporary restraining orders against three companies that it claims made so-called robocalls hawking worthless credit card interest-rate reduction programs for fat up-front fees.
– The Federal Trade Commission has targeted three companies that allegedly
made so-called robocalls quot;to sell worthless credit card interest-rate reduction
programs for hefty up-front fees of as much as $1,495, quot; the agency
announced Dec. 8. In addition to the
lawsuits, the FTC obtained …

Three Ways To Comply With FTC Regulations For Automated Voice Broadcasting Calls Posted By : Carl Davidson

December 5th, 2009 | No Comments

Voice Broadcasting. Carl Davidson reveals how to keep calling and selling with automated voice broadcasting and comply with new FTC regulations.

FTC Still Eyeing Intel over Nvidia Dispute: Report

December 4th, 2009 | No Comments

FTC investigators are still looking at Intels business practices, this time relating to the chip makers ongoing lawsuit with Nvidia, according to a published report. This comes less than a month after Intel and AMD settled their long-standing legal dispute that results in a $1.25 billion Intel payment to AMD.
– Intel maybe have settled its legal disputes with rival Advanced Micro Devices, but the giant chip maker apparently is still being investigated by federal regulators.
The Federal Trade Commission reportedly is reviewing Intels legal
wrangling with graphics chip maker Nvidia, which like AMD is claim…

FTC Declares Bloggers Must Disclose Paid Endorsements

October 5th, 2009 | No Comments

The Federal Trade Commission revises rules for advertisers on how to keep their endorsement and testimonial ads in line with the FTC Act and for the first time requires bloggers to disclose any material connections they share with the seller of the product or service.
– The Federal Trade Commission issued new guidelines Oct. 9 that
require bloggers receiving cash or an in-kind payment for product
reviews to disclose the connections they share with the seller of the
product or service. The rules are part of a wider effort by the FTC to
redefine disclosure requir…

Google Bows to FTC, Creates Privacy Policy for Google Books

September 4th, 2009 | No Comments

Google, which had refused to create a privacy policy for Google Book Search unless and until it was approved by a court, bowed to public pressure from the FTC. Meanwhile, Denny Chin, the judge weighing whether to approve the Google Book Search settlement for a U.S. District Court in New York, has extended the deadline for parties to support or oppose the deal from Sept. 4 to Sept. 8 because of computer maintenance in the court.
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Where privacy advocates failed to achieve, the Federal
Trade Commission succeeded. Google Sept. 3 bowed to public pressure from the FTC,
creating a formal privacy policy for its Google Books service before its Google
Book Search settlement with authors and publishers is even approve…

Consumer Advocates Ask FTC to Help Curb Behavioral Targeting Tactics

September 1st, 2009 | No Comments

Search engines such as Google, Yahoo and Microsoft employ behavioral targeting, in which cookies collect information on users’ Web browsing habits, to better tailor online ad campaigns to consumers. This practice doesn’t sit well with consumer and privacy advocates, which are urging Congress to crack down on behavioral targeting and the Federal Trade Commission to set up a registry to help users opt out of such practices.
– Consumer advocates concerned about what they see as the erosion of Web
surfers’ online privacy urged Congress on Sept. 1 to crack down on behavioral targeting
and asked the Federal Trade Commission to set up a registry to let users opt
out of data collection.
Search engines such as Google, Yahoo…

Consumer Advocates Exhort DOJ, FTC to Scrutinize Microsoft-Yahoo Deal

July 30th, 2009 | No Comments

The Center for Digital Democracy and Consumer Watchdog urge the Department of Justice and Federal Trade Commission to look closely to make sure the at the proposed Microsoft-Yahoo search deal does not violate antitrust laws or citizens’ privacy rights. Fearing too much meddling from antitrust regulators, The Competitive Enterprise Institute calls for the DOJ and FTC to bless the deal. One reader argues that Yahoo shareholders will turn tail and run from Microsoft.
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If Microsoft and Yahoo are to consummate their search and
search ad agreement by early 2010 to start chipping away at market leader
Google’s 65 percent market share, they are going to have to run through quite
the gauntlet of opposition.
Google hasn’t said much about the July 29 ag…