Keyword: FTC
Facebook settles with FTC over privacy violation charges, agrees to 20 years of audits
Facebook settles with the FTC In 2008, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) charged Facebook for violating users’ privacy and today, a settlement agreement has finally been reached wherein Facebook will be required to undergo audits and periodical assessments of its privacy practices for the next 20 years. The FTC claimed that Facebook told users their information would be private and ...
Facebook controversy may lead to FTC probe – not so fricitonless after all
Facebook tracking all users even after logged out It was recently exposed by Dave Winer at Scripting.com that Facebook keeps tabs on where you are browsing without your consent and shortly thereafter, entrepreneur Nik Cubrilov discovered that by using cookies, Facebook was keeping track of its users even after the logged out, causing outrage at violated privacy of users. Cubrilovic ...
Information Overload – What’s Going On in the Short Sale World?
Latest Short Sale News A couple of pretty exciting things happened in the short sale world over the last few days. For one, the FTC issued a statement saying that they will not enforce the MARS ruling against Realtors® and Brokers engaged in short sales. And, in the state of California, Governor Brown signed Senate Bill 458 into law (extending ...
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Federal Trade Commission Watching Your Privacy
FTC to Refocus Privacy Efforts So I’ve notice a good deal of discussion here on Agent Genius related to privacy. I thought I’d devote this post to how policymakers in Washington, particularly the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) are viewing the topic and how the agency is starting to think about future regulation in the area. I attended what is to ...
Realcomp II Reduced Competition- Harmed Consumers
… Says an FTC Ruling. In a 4-0 ruling today, the FTC says Realcomp II acted to restrict consumers access to discounted listings through it’s websites, thus harming competition. In its opinion announced today, the Commission found that “the practices at issue improperly limit consumers’ access to information about the availability of these lower-priced alternatives,” and . . . concluded ...
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