Supreme Court rules federal antitrust laws apply to Georgia hospital transactions
February 19, 2013
The US Supreme Court ruled Tuesday in FTC v. Phoebe Putney Health Systems, Inc. that federal antitrust laws regulating competition among health service providers apply to an anticompetitive transaction in Georgia because the state law regulating the activity did not clearly articulate authority for....... [more] 
FTC finds Google did not violate antitrust or anticompetition laws
January 4, 2013
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced on Thursday that Google did not violate antitrust or anticompetition laws. Google's practice of favoring its own services in search results, to the detriment of its competitors, has been under scrutiny. Though Google will be required to make changes to it....... [more]
Federal judge approves $22.5 million fine for Google privacy violations
November 17, 2012
A federal judge in the US District Court for the Northern District of California on Friday approved the $22.5 million fine levied by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) against Google for Google's alleged privacy misrepresentations concerning Apple's Safari internet browser. Google agreed earlier th....... [more]
Google to pay FTC $22.5 million fine for misrepresenting privacy protections
August 11, 2012
Google Inc. on Thursday agreed to pay a record fine of $22.5 million to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) after being charged with misrepresenting Apple Inc.'s Safari internet browser. Specifically, the FTC claimed that the company allowed the browser to track users' search histories and target ads....... [more]
France commission fined Google for violating data privacy laws
March 21, 2012
On March 21, 2011, the French national Commission of Information Technology and Liberty (CNIL) fined Google for violations of French data privacy laws. The issues arose from the allegedly mistaken collection of personal data over unsecured networks by Google through their Street View cars, which wer....... [more]
Federal judge dismisses challenge to Google privacy changes
February 25, 2012
A judge for the US District Court for the District of Columbia dismissed a suit on Friday from the Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC), a consumer privacy group, asking the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to block Google's proposed privacy policy changes. EPIC brought suit against the FTC....... [more]
US Congressmen petition FTC to investigate Google privacy practices
February 19, 2012
US Representatives Edward Markey and Joe Barton, members of the Congressional Bi-Partisan Privacy Caucus, and Cliff Stearns, of the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, sent a letter to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) on Friday asking it to look into possibly unlawful privacy practices....... [more]
Consumer watchdog files suit to block Google privacy changes
February 9, 2012
The Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC), a consumer privacy group, filed a lawsuit Wednesday in the US District Court for the District of Columbia asking that the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) block Google's proposed privacy policy changes. EPIC alleged that the changes to the privacy po....... [more]
Facebook and FTC settle privacy dispute
November 30, 2011
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Facebook settled on Tuesday regarding Facebook's practices relating to user privacy. The FTC filed a complaint against Facebook alleging that privacy settings on the site failed to apply to third party sites and applications. Under the settlement agreement Fa....... [more]
US lawmakers ask FTC to investigate Facebook over privacy concerns
September 29, 2011
US Congressmen Edward Markey (D-MA) and Joe Barton (R-TX), co-chairs of the Congressional Privacy Caucus, sent a letter to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) on Wednesday asking the FTC to investigate allegations that Facebook is tracking users' activities even after they have logged out of the webs....... [more]
Federal judge approves Google Buzz privacy settlement
June 1, 2011
A judge for the US District Court for the Northern District of California Tuesday approved a settlement agreement in a privacy lawsuit against Google over its Buzz social networking application, awarding damages to privacy groups previously left out of the original proposed settlement. Judge James W....... [more]
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