by Brad Friedman | Social Media
The FTC closed its 19 month antitrust investigation of Google and Google came out of this largely unscathed. The FTC reports that Google agreed to change some of its business practices to resolve Federal Trade Commission concerns that “those practices could stifle competition in the markets for popular devices such as smartphones, tablets and gaming consoles, as well as the markets for online search advertising.” (more…)
by Brad Friedman | Gadgets - Technology, Social Media
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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently gave a “Two Thumbs Down” to mobile apps for children in terms of privacy, according to the release of their most recent report on the issue Mobile Apps for Kids: Disclosures Still Not Making the Grade. The report examines the privacy disclosures and practices of apps offered for children in the Google Play and Apple App stores and finds most mobile apps don’t even have privacy policies.
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by Brad Friedman | Social Media
In 2009 Facebook changed its privacy settings without telling users and the FTC brought charges that were resolved this week. The changes made by Facebook resulted in portions of user's accounts becoming public, including their profile picture, birthday, friends list and other personal information. (more…)
The FTC closed its 19 month antitrust investigation of Google and Google came out of this largely unscathed. The FTC reports that Google agreed to change some of its business practices to resolve Federal Trade Commission concerns that “those practices could stifle competition in the markets for popular devices such as smartphones, tablets and gaming consoles, as well as the markets for online search advertising.” (more…)
