Topic: Federal Trade Commission
The European Union Monday put more pressure on Google to come up with "remedies" to its concerns that Google may be abusing its market power. In a letter to Larry…
Skechers, the fitness shoemaker that just agreed to a $40 million settlement with the Federal Trade Commission over deceptive advertising charges, quietly pulled its toning shoe for girls from its…
Twitter has come out in support of Do Not Track, the privacy featured adopted by Web browsers such as Mozilla’s Firefox, Apple’s Safari and Microsoft’s Internet Explorer that lets users…
When it comes to cracking down on health and fitness claims in ads, the Federal trade Commission isn't sitting on its butt. Skechers' health and fitness advertising claims didn't go the…
Twenty-two years ago, the government raised hackles in the food industry by requiring a “Nutrition Facts” label on packaged edibles. Now, regulators have a new target: lightbulbs. Starting this year,…
Senate Democrats aren't going to let a little distraction like the 2012 presidential election stop them from pushing for baseline legislation to protect consumers’ privacy online. In a classic showdown between…
MySpace joined Google and Facebook in settling Federal Trade Commission charges that it violated millions of users' privacy, contrary to what the social network said in its privacy policy. As part…
A Gatorade ad showing Michael Jordan sipping the sports drink as he fights the flu and a 103-degree fever during the 1997 NBA Finals is taking Gatorade's health claims too…
The Federal Communications Commission late Friday proposed slapping Google with a $25,000 fine for impeding the commission’s investigation into whether the data it collected from consumers via its Street Views…
For the first time, the Federal Trade Commission is requiring the major alcoholic beverage advertisers to detail their use of digital marketing and data collection practices. The move is part of…
