FTC Raps Weak Privacy in the Cloud, Social Media
By Kenneth Corbin | Security Article Published March 18, 2010
Commission officials remain adamant that the current privacy regime isn't working and have harsh words for vendors like Google. They also remain coy about action they will take following Wednesday's third and final privacy workshop.
Tags: FTC, privacy, security, cloud computing, social media

FTC Sues, What's the Fallout for Intel?
By Andy Patrizio | News Article Published December 16, 2009
While Intel's lawyers continue to enjoy little down time, it's not clear the FTC's complaint will have much of an impact on the chip giant.
Tags: FTC, chips, Intel, antitrust

FTC Sues Intel for Anticompetitive Practices
By Kenneth Corbin | News Article Published December 16, 2009
Agency the latest to go after chip giant for alleged market abuses, though it's not seeking any money.
Tags: FTC, chips, AMD, Intel

Regulators Mull Consumer Privacy Guidlines
By Reuters | Security Article Published December 08, 2009
With an ocean of consumer privacy being gathered, the Federal Trade Commission met to discuss guidelines on how firms use that data to advertise.
Tags: Google, FTC, policy, privacy, bug

USB Keys: Big Danger for Companies
By Alex Goldman | Security Article Published July 09, 2009
Computer security experts says that USB keys pose a major challenge to enterprise data.
Tags: FTC, Microsoft, Vista, Storage, USB

EMC Extends Data Domain Bidding
By Andy Patrizio | News Article Published June 29, 2009
The bidding period was set to expire yet EMC opted to extend it three weeks.
Tags: FTC, Dell, Storage, software, management

Google Expects More Government Scrutiny
By Reuters | News Article Published May 08, 2009
Google head Eric Schmidt conceded that the search giant will likely face increased regulatory scrutiny from governments around the world.
Tags: Google, FTC, search, smartphones

Security Watch: Obama on Privacy
By Ray Everett-Church | Columns Article Published January 27, 2009
The new administration may get some of the big issues right, yet smaller concerns like data-mining your Web cookies and protecting the rights of “legitimate” marketers to pump out spam might succumb to business as usual.
Tags: DoubleClick, Google, FTC, Congress, privacy

IT Manager's Legal Guide: Data Handling and Security
By David Strom | Security Article Published September 18, 2008
Tips about legal safeguards in the workplace for copyright, P2P, Internet access, data breaches and more.
Tags: wireless, FTC, FCC, policy, Facebook

The FTC's New Spam Rules: Sender Beware
By Ray Everett-Church | Security Article Published May 27, 2008
The Federal Trade Commission has approved the Final Rule, which makes it easier than ever for consumers to add companies to the spam list.
Tags: FTC, services, e-Mail, marketing, software

MySpace Wins Record $230M Suit Against Spammer
By Kenneth Corbin | IT Management Article Published May 18, 2008
It's a landmark victory as a California court awards the social networking site staggering damages against a spammer.
Tags: FTC, e-Mail, marketing, social networking, MySpace