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FTC nails 29 spammers who sent over 180m texts promising freebies

FTC nails 29 spammers who sent over 180m texts promising freebies
  • Posted March 8, 2013, 8:30 AM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in Industry News, IT Security
  • The US Federal Trade Commission has charged 29 individuals who allegedly sent millions of spam text messages to phone users promising "free" prizes. The defendants are reportedly responsible for sending more than 180 million unwanted messages to random phone numbers,…

Path ordered to pay $800,000 to settle FTC privacy charges

Path ordered to pay $800,000 to settle FTC privacy charges
  • Posted February 1, 2013, 3:00 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Industry News
  • Social networking startup Path has been ordered to pay an $800,000 fine to the Federal Trade Commission in addition to other measures to settle a controversial privacy issue. The service was accused of using deceitful tactics to collect personal information…

Google may avoid FTC ruling by issuing voluntary changes

Google may avoid FTC ruling by issuing voluntary changes
  • Posted December 17, 2012, 5:30 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in Industry News, The Web
  • Following a year-and-a-half long anti-trust investigation, the Wall Street Journal reports that Google is expected to escape a final determination by the Federal Trade Commission thanks to the enactment of a number of "voluntary" measures -- a consent decree which…

Regulators crack down on telemarketing scareware scammers

Regulators crack down on telemarketing scareware scammers
  • Posted October 4, 2012, 3:30 PM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in IT Security, The Web With Video

  • Regulators from five countries including the US FTC have announced a crackdown on six scareware operations that imitated tech support agents to trick unwitting users into paying for the removal of fake malware. The scammers were mostly based in India and targeted...

FTC settles with computer rental stores who spied on users

FTC settles with computer rental stores who spied on users
  • Posted September 26, 2012, 3:30 PM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in Industry News, IT Security
  • Seven computer rental companies and a software developer have settled federal charges that they spied on customers. Developed by the now-defunct DesignerWare LLC, PC Rental Agent was installed on as many as 420,000 computers by more than 1,617 rent-to-own stores…

Facebook's Instagram acquisition green-lighted by UK's OFT

Facebook
  • Posted August 15, 2012, 11:30 AM by Lee Kaelin | Filed in The Web
  • Facebook’s first hurdle in its acquisition of Instagram has been cleared after the UK’s Office of Fair Trading (OFT) passed the merger. The regulator said the acquisition would not substantially lessen competition for consumers in the country, or place the social…

Google hit with record-setting $22.5 million fine over FTC violation

Google hit with record-setting $22.5 million fine over FTC violation
  • Posted August 9, 2012, 2:30 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Industry News
  • The Federal Trade Commission is making an example out of Google by hitting them with the largest fine ever for an FTC violation. The search giant has agreed to pay a $22.5 million civil penalty related to accusations that they…

UK's Office of Fair Trading to investigate $1bn Instagram deal

UK
  • Posted June 25, 2012, 10:00 AM by Lee Kaelin | Filed in Industry News
  • The UK's Office of Fair Trading (OFT) is to investigate Facebook's April announcement of its planned $1 billion purchase of Instagram due to concerns that the social networking giant could unfairly exert control over the competition by restricting the uploading…

US FTC probes Facebook acquisition of Instagram

US FTC probes Facebook acquisition of Instagram
  • Posted May 11, 2012, 12:30 PM by Lee Kaelin | Filed in Industry News

  • The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has launched an investigation into social networking giant, Facebook and its proposed acquisition of Instagram, which threatens to delay the closing of the $1 million purchase according to a report by...

FTC subpoenas Apple and others as part of Google antitrust probe

FTC subpoenas Apple and others as part of Google antitrust probe
  • Posted March 15, 2012, 12:00 PM by Lee Kaelin | Filed in Apple
  • The U.S. antitrust investigation by the Federal Trade Commission into Google’s dominant position in the internet search market has subpoenaed Cupertino-based Apple in a bid to find out more information regarding the search deal between the two companies, according to Bloomberg. …

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