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<title>Report: US FTC considering additional Google antitrust investigation</title>
<link>http://www.macnn.com/articles/13/05/23/2007.acquisition.of.advertising.company.doubleclick.at.core.of.complaint/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1369355418_googledoubleclick-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[According to sources discovered by both &lt;a href="http://macnn.com/rd/286269==http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/23/us-google-antitrust-idUSBRE94M16620130523?feedType=RSS&amp;feedName=technologyNews" rel='nofollow'&gt;&lt;em&gt;Reuters&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href="http://macnn.com/rd/286270==http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-05-...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 00:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>FTC starts sending COPPA letters to app developers</title>
<link>http://www.macnn.com/articles/13/05/16/agency.preps.developers.for.changes.to.important.act/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://cdn.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1348626635_ftcbuilding-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[The US Federal Trade Commission has started sending out two letters to app developers, preparing them for &lt;a href="http://www.macnn.com/articles/12/12/19/apps.websites.to.require.consent.before.obtaining.data/"&gt;changes to the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act&lt;/a&gt; taking effect July 1st, according to an announcement.  The letters warn developers that res...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 01:51:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>FTC announces winners for $50,000 Robocall challenge</title>
<link>http://www.macnn.com/articles/13/04/03/two.proposals.share.prize.for.blocking.marketing.calls/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1348626635_ftcbuilding-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[The Federal Trade Commission has announced the winners of its &lt;a href="http://macnn.com/rd/282508==http://www.electronista.com/articles/12/10/19/prize.in.place.for.a.solution.blocking.illegal.prerecorded.calls/" rel='nofollow'&gt;contest&lt;/a&gt; to block illegal automated marketing calls. Two proposals share the $50,000 Robocall Challenge bounty, with entries from Se...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 03 Apr 2013 15:08:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Microsoft: disappointed by FTC's cessation of Google probe</title>
<link>http://www.macnn.com/articles/13/01/03/blog.post.decries.ftc.actions.calls.it.missed.opportunity/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1357278386_microsoft-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[In the wake of the Federal Trade Commission's announcement of &lt;a href="http://macnn.com/rd/276615==http://www.electronista.com/articles/13/01/03/google.agrees.to.end.scraping.practice.allow.data.exports/" rel='nofollow'&gt;the conclusion&lt;/a&gt; of its probe of potentially anti-competitive actions by Google, Microsoft has chimed in on the ruling. A &lt;a href=&qu...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 04 Jan 2013 04:54:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>FTC closes Google probe with light reprimand</title>
<link>http://www.macnn.com/articles/13/01/03/google.agrees.to.end.scraping.practice.allow.data.exports/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1357244303_ScreenShot2013-01-03at1.15.08PM.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[The Federal Trade Commission has resolved its probe of search giant Google, it was announced today, with the regulatory body assessing light reprimands in exchange for Google agreeing to modify some of its business practices. The 10-year settlement Google reached with the FTC will require the company to fulfill prior promises to allow competitors access to standard-essential patents used in smartp...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jan 2013 20:14:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>FTC updates COPPA, backs away from some app store rules</title>
<link>http://www.macnn.com/articles/12/12/19/apps.websites.to.require.consent.before.obtaining.data/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1355946582_kidandipad.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[The US Federal Trade Commission has formally updated rules derived from the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act, better known as COPPA, says the &lt;em&gt;Wall Street Journal&lt;/em&gt;.  The act was originally passed by Congress in 1998, but subsequent evolution of the Internet prompted the FTC to start reconsidering its enforcement in 2010.  Influenced by feedback, proposed ...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 19 Dec 2012 19:47:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Report: Google settlements with FTC could arrive this week</title>
<link>http://www.macnn.com/articles/12/12/11/google.expected.to.be.forced.to.license.frand.patents/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1355208934_googlesign-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[According to sources close to the Federal Trade Commission's negotiations with Google, the search engine could reach a deal this week regarding the use and &lt;a href="http://macnn.com/rd/275271==http://www.electronista.com/articles/12/06/29/civil.investigative.demands.issued.to.google.apple.microsoft/" rel='nofollow'&gt;licensing of Google-owned patents&lt;/a&gt;. Little...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 12 Dec 2012 03:41:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>California House Reps come to Google's defense</title>
<link>http://www.macnn.com/articles/12/11/19/california.democrats.ask.ftc.not.to.accuse.google.of.unfair.acts/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1348626635_ftcbuilding-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Two California congresspersons have weighed in on the &lt;a href="http://macnn.com/rd/273417==http://www.electronista.com/articles/12/11/01/search.engine.giant.accused.of.antitrust.violations.with.frand.patents/" rel='nofollow'&gt;looming FTC antitrust case&lt;/a&gt; against Google, asking the Federal Trade Commission to refrain from accusing the search giant of "unf...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 20 Nov 2012 01:32:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Federal judge may approve Google's FTC Safari deal [U}</title>
<link>http://www.macnn.com/articles/12/11/18/225.million.settlement.could.resolve.cookie.suit/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/1207/google-sydney-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[At least one of Google's conflicts with the Federal Trade Commission may be close to a finish, as a San Francisco judge has signaled that she may approve a &lt;a href="http://macnn.com/rd/273329==http://www.electronista.com/articles/12/08/09/company.tracked.safari.users.despite.promises/" rel='nofollow'&gt;$22.5 million settlement&lt;/a&gt; over Google's placement of cook...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 19 Nov 2012 02:16:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>FTC pressures Google to resolve antitrust issues</title>
<link>http://www.macnn.com/articles/12/11/13/google.hit.with.ultimatum.settle.or.face.lawsuit/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1352833484_ScreenShot2012-11-13at2.04.15PM.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[The Federal Trade Commission is reportedly pressuring search giant Google to resolve the issues in &lt;a href="http://macnn.com/rd/272856==http://www.electronista.com/articles/12/10/12/googles.search.market.practices.under.the.microscope/" rel='nofollow'&gt;the agency's antitrust probe&lt;/a&gt; within the next few days or face a lawsuit. The FTC is concerned that Google ...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 13 Nov 2012 19:03:00 GMT</pubDate>
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