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- Zango, the FTC, MySpace and You Tube
- Zango, the FTC, MySpace and You TubeRe:zangohttp://www.analogstereo.com/vacuum_sealer/vacuum_sealer_bag.htmRE: Zango, the FTC, MySpace and You Tubehttp://www.analogstereo.com/vacuum_sealer/vacuum_sealer_bag.htm
- Tags: You-Tube, Zango, FTC, MySpace
- Discussion threads 2008-03-28
- Researcher: Sears' use of ComScore software falls short on privacy
- Ben Edelman, an assistant professor at the Harvard Business School and noted anti-spyware researcher, says Sears and Kmart customers are giving up too much private data when they join a marketing program called "My SHC Community." Edelman walks through the installation of the ComScore software that powers Sears Holdings...
- Tags: Software, Sears Roebuck & Co., Ben Edelman, ComScore Networks Inc., Privacy, FTC, Sears Holdings Community, Tools & Techniques, Management, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-01-01
- FTC says cautiously approves of DoubleClick merger
- FTC says cautiously approves of DoubleClick mergerMerger approvalThey're going to de-fuse the situation, Garrett, not "diffuse" it. They're going to stop it from getting worse, not spread it around.Sorry. Couldn't help it. I have English teacher genes and they are very, very aggressive...-B-
- Tags: Mergers & Acquisitions, merger, DoubleClick merger, DoubleClick Inc., FTC
- Discussion threads 2007-12-21
- News to know: Red Hat's new CEO; RIM; FTC on privacy; Best PC components
- Notable headlines: Red Hat names new Whitehurst CEO; Szulik stays chairman. A message from Matthew. Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: Hardware 2.0 "Best Kit List" for Dec 07/Jan 08. Without competition from AMD, Intel starts to put the brakes on releases Podcast: A look back at 2007 ...
- Tags: Google Inc., Research In Motion Ltd., Red Hat Inc., PC, Privacy, RIM BlackBerry, DoubleClick Inc., FTC, Mergers & Acquisitions, Handhelds, Investment, Finance, Hardware, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2007-12-21
- FTC says cautiously approves of DoubleClick merger
- Today the FTC announced they had no problem with Google's acquisition of DoubleClick as proposed -- but there is a catch. If Google ever does anything to abuse their position in the online ad space, the FTC will act swiftly to diffuse the situation. Because...
- Tags: Google Inc., Merger, DoubleClick Inc., FTC, Mergers & Acquisitions, Corporate Law, Investment, Finance, Business Operations, Garett Rogers
- Blog posts 2007-12-20
- Watch these FTC privacy principles and expect a skirmish
- Watch these FTC privacy principles and expect a skirmishWhat's neededWhat's needed is a HTTP request header that signals the user's data permissions to the websites.I suggest a SPAM_ME header with graded scale for what they can use my data for.:)Good reportI hadn't caught this aspect of the acquisition before. Thanks...
- Tags: Federal government, Mergers & Acquisitions, Corporate law, FCC, privacy principle, acquisition, FTC
- Discussion threads 2007-12-20
- FTC allows Google-DoubleClick merger to proceed
- FTC allows Google-DoubleClick merger to proceedWell, given that they are in vertical markets, and neither is EVEN CLOSE toa monopoly position. This is a well reasoned decision. Though, the laws may be different in Europe, and I imagine they CAN and will take privacy into consideration. Myself, I would like...
- Tags: Mergers & Acquisitions, DoubleClick merger, Google Inc., DoubleClick Inc., FTC, merger
- Discussion threads 2007-12-20
- Watch these FTC privacy principles and expect a skirmish
- Along with its approval of Google's DoubleClick acquisition Thursday the Federal Trade Commission outlined some core privacy principles that may have a bigger impact than the merger over time. While Google's acquisition of DoubleClick is getting all of the attention (Techmeme, blog post and news story) these...
- Tags: Advertisement, Privacy, FTC, Proposal, News, Mergers & Acquisitions, Security, Investment, Finance, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2007-12-20
- FTC: Google-DoubleClick deal a go; One dissenter; Privacy principles floated
- The Federal Trade Commission said Thursday that it won't block Google's $3.1 billion acquisition of DoubleClick. The vote was 4 to 1 to close the 8 month investigation. According to the FTC's statement: "After carefully reviewing the evidence, we have concluded that Google's proposed acquisition of DoubleClick is unlikely...
- Tags: Google Inc., Acquisition, DoubleClick Inc., FTC, Mergers & Acquisitions, Corporate Law, Investment, Finance, Business Operations, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2007-12-20
- The further conflicts of Deborah Platt Majoras
- Seems that the conflicts of interest that FTC chair Deborah Platt Majoras carries about in her briefcase go deeper than I realized. You may recall that two privacy groups called for her recusal from considering the Google-DoubleClick merger based on the fact that her husband is a partner at the...
- Tags: Partnership, FTC, Business Structures, Mortgages, Sales Channel, Financial Services, Finance, Capital Structures, Sales, Richard Koman
- Blog posts 2007-12-18
- Chartered to protect the henhouse, has the FTC turned into a fox?
- Chartered to protect the henhouse, has the FTC turned into a fox?You tell me and we'll both know."The question is, what will be that next evolutionary step that resets things so that we have the final word on such sensitive information."You tell me and we'll both know.It's the golden rule...Those...
- Tags: Advertising & Promotion, henhouse, Chartered, FTC, fox, telemarketing, ZIP code
- Discussion threads 2007-12-17
- Chartered to protect the henhouse, has the FTC turned into a fox?
- I rarely get e-mail from the USA Today's Byron Acohido who from time to time interviews me for my opinions on tech. But today, Acohido drew my attention to a story that he has co-authored with Jon Swartz under the headline FTC under fire as credit bureaus sell consumers'...
- Tags: ZIP Code, Bureau, Database Company, FTC, E-mail, Government, Databases, Online Communications, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, David Berlind
- Blog posts 2007-12-17
- In Google-DoubleClick merger, FTC chief won't recuse herself
- In Google-DoubleClick merger, FTC chief won't recuse herselfThe proper use of authorityOnce again we have a case of a public official not realizing the importance of recusal. The fact that her husband is a partner does show a conflict. The firm will receive benefit. Just because he...
- Tags: Mergers & Acquisitions, Financial accounting, Google Inc., husband, financial, DoubleClick Inc., FTC, merger
- Discussion threads 2007-12-17
- In Google-DoubleClick merger, FTC chief won't recuse herself
- In a statement today, FTC chairwoman Deborah Platt Majores said she wouldn't recuse herself from taking part in consideration of the Google-DoubleClick merger. The privacy groups Electronic Privacy Information Center and Center for Digital Democracy had filed a formal request that she do so, based on...
- Tags: Jones Day, Google Inc., Merger, DoubleClick Inc., FTC, Business Structures, Mergers & Acquisitions, Litigation, Finance, Investment, Business Operations, Richard Koman
- Blog posts 2007-12-14
- Conflict of interest in FTC's DoubleClick hearing?
- Privacy groups are trying to get FTC chairwoman Deborah Platt Majoras, a Republican, to recuse herself from consideration of the Google-DoubleClick deal. It seems that DoubleClick has tapped the DC law firm of Jones Day to represent it before the FCC and Majoras' husband is an equity investor in Jones...
- Tags: Jones Day, Transaction, DoubleClick Inc., FTC, Mergers & Acquisitions, Corporate Law, Investment, Financial Services, Finance, Business Operations, Richard Koman
- Blog posts 2007-12-13
- Adware, shady marketing pays: Penthouse buys AdultFriendFinder and sister sites
- Penthouse Media Group has acquired Various Inc., a company that operates a stable of adult-oriented social networking sites such as AdultFriendFinder, Gradfinder and others. The New York Times reports: While the influx of free and low-cost video has hurt the sale of pornographic videos, the chief...
- Tags: Adware, Marketing, Advertisement, Pop-up Ad, FTC, Penthouse Media Group, Various Inc., Various Obviously, Spyware, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Cyberthreats, Viruses And Worms, Security, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2007-12-12
- A call for rational discourse on identity theft
- A call for rational discourse on identity theftFTC ReportThere are five reasons ID Theft stats are going down.1. Fewer people are reporting it to them. Why report it when they do nothing but compile a statistic.2. The US Patriot Act requires identifying documents that are instantly checked against nonpublic...
- Tags: FTC, identity theft, credit card, Credit Card Fraud
- Discussion threads 2007-12-10
- FTC commissioner: Rules coming on Web privacy
- FTC commissioner: Rules coming on Web privacywht not pay usa % for our personal inf. Its our info not some company who is set up to track "our" browseing habits. Isn't this the same as stealing our personal info & selling it illegially? Billions are being made off our personal...
- Tags: E-mail, FTC Commissioner, Web-privacy, FTC
- Discussion threads 2007-11-02
- FTC commissioner: Rules coming on Web privacy
- Welcome words from the FTC on online tracking and behavioral advertising. "People should have dominion over their computers," FTC commissioner Jon Leibowitz said. "The current ‘don't ask, don't tell' in online tracking and profiling has to end." Speaking at...
- Tags: Web, Privacy, FTC, Security, Richard Koman
- Blog posts 2007-11-01
- Time for a do-not-track list?
- A coalition of privacy groups is calling on the FTC to create a do-not-track list, akin to the do-not-call list, in light of Internet search companies' purchasing Internet advertising outfits, Reuters reports. The "do not track" list would require advertisers that place electronic cookies or...
- Tags: Consumer, Do-Not-Call, FTC, Times, Internet, Advertising & Promotion, Search, Marketing, Richard Koman
- Blog posts 2007-10-31
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