Tag: "FTC"
Facebook Settles with FTC
Facebook has today settled a dispute with the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC). Facebook made a number of ‘privacy mistakes’ with its users such as: In December 2009 making your Friends list public without approval or warning. 3rd Party Facebook Applications were getting a lot more user data that specified on the site. Facebook has […]
Read More | ShareGoogle’s Schmidt talks FTC, Social Media and Facebook
Google’s Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt has talked to US Media about their possible FTC investigation, Social Media and how Google Plus and Facebook will compete. Google is currently being investigated by the FTC to see if they have violated anti-trust laws in the way Google ranks websites when users run web searches. Here is the […]
Read More | ShareGoogle to fight FTC if AdMob deal blocked
Google Chief Executive Eric Schmidt said his company is prepared to fight the U.S. government if the FTC blocks their acquisition of mobile advertising company AdMob. A decision is expected in a few weeks from the FTC. Google purchase Admob in November 2009 for US$750 million. Apple was also throwing up and offer but Google […]
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