The Federal Trade Commission may not be done with Google yet, opening a new investigation into whether the search giant abuses its market-leading position to curb competition in display advertising,…
Yahoo's Marissa Mayer is under pressure from liberal groups to withdraw her support for FWD.us, Mark Zuckerberg's political advocacy group. Launched in April with a focus on advocating immigration reform and…
Legislation targeting patent trolls is picking up steam in Congress. Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) became the latest lawmaker to offer a solution, introducing a bill aimed at making it easier…
Mignon Clyburn (D) makes history today as the first woman to head up the Federal Communications Commission. That history, however, will be short-lived. Clyburn is only keeping the seat warm…
Dan Peak’s company may well be the Seal Team Six in the war against rogue websites. His company, Veri-Site, boasts 10 years of experience hunting down Internet money launderers and…
President Obama is set to name Nicole Wong, Twitter's legal director, the White House's first Internet privacy officer. In the new position, Wong will serve as a senior advisor to chief…
Tax-free online shopping may soon become a thing of the past. A bill allowing states to collect sales taxes on the Internet passed the Senate Monday evening 67 to 27.…
The digital ad business last month took a beating from Sen. Jay Rockefeller (R-W.Va.) during the Commerce committee’s eighth privacy hearing in the past 18 months. Rockefeller, a big proponent…
Websites and mobile apps directed to kids under 13 won't get any extra wiggle room to come into compliance with new digital privacy regulations. The Federal Trade Commission voted unanimously…
It's getting close to a verbal and legal blood bath yet between upstart pay TV service Aereo and broadcast owners. In the latest twist to the ongoing legal feud, Aereo…
