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An old scam becomes new again: Bill-cramming scams are going mobile
Queena Kim Apr 18, 2013
Unauthorized charges for things like dating advice and horoscopes are making their way to more cell phone bills. And now the FTC is cracking down.
FTC finds no evidence Google violated anti-trust laws
Jeff Tyler Jan 3, 2013
After a 19-month investigation, the Federal Trade Commission says it found no evidence Google violated anti-trust laws. The company has agreed to license essential patents for rivals' products.
Google close to settlement with FTC
Mark Garrison Dec 18, 2012
Google's expected deal with the Federal Trade Commission would end an investigation into whether the search engine steered Internet users to its own site.
When recommendations pay off online
Queena Kim Oct 3, 2012
A growing group of websites lets you cash in on your opinion.
Google gets slammed with the biggest FTC fine ever
John Moe Aug 10, 2012
But will the smackdown change online tracking for Google or anyone else?
FTC proposes an update to ancient online law, COPPA
John Moe Aug 2, 2012
The Children's Online Privacy Protection Act may get its first update since Mark Zuckerberg was a 15-year-old.
FTC punishes debt collector
Joel Patterson Jan 31, 2012
After a landslide of complaints, the FTC cracks down on “past-statue” practices.
Is Google a search engine or a social network?
John Moe Jan 16, 2012
New changes to Google's popular search engine may make one wonder where Google might be heading.
