The Federal Trade Commission did, however, win promises from Google that it would end the practice of 'scraping' content. ...
06:57 AM, Jan 04, 2013
Washington: A divided US Federal Communications Commission banned Internet service providers like Comcast Corp from blocking traffic on their networks, provoking warnings the rules would be rejected in the courts and threats from Republican lawmakers to overturn them. The 3-2 decision on Tuesday highlighted a huge divide between those who say the Internet should flourish without regulation and those who say the power of high-speed Internet providers to discriminate against...
11:35 AM, Dec 22, 2010
Washington: US regulators backed the creation of a "do not track" option for the Internet that would limit the ability of advertisers to collect consumers' data. In a preliminary staff report, the Federal Trade Commission said on Wednesday that while companies generally manage consumer information responsibly, there are exceptions. "Self-regulation in privacy has not worked adequately," said FTC Chairman Jon Leibowitz. "A legislative solution will surely be needed if industry...
11:37 AM, Dec 02, 2010
