The U.S. DOJ and FTC examined the deal to make sure it cleared antitrust laws, but there was little doubt it would be approved.
The Federal Trade Commission suit against John Fanning and Jerk.com alleges the website lied about where their profiles came from.
Apple will pay $32.5 million to parents whose children used a 15-minute unlimited spending window to make parent-unapproved purchases.
These days, even something as simple as a flashlight function on your smartphone is secretly collecting data.
Taiwan's FTC found that Samsung organized an Internet campaign that paid for negative online reviews of HTC products while praising Samsung products.
FTC is evaluating whether the new language in Facebook's privacy policy violates a 2011 agreement to notify users of changes.
The FTC will investigate Google for its $1 billion acquisition of traffic and navigation app Waze.
In a contest to generate ideas to combat robocalling, Google won special recognition by the FTC for its crowd-sourced solution.
Apple has proposed a settlement to a 2011 case alleging that it inform its customers of the financial risks involved in unregulated in-app purchases.
The Federal Trade Commission Tuesday announced new rules for the marketing of Four Loko caffeinated malt beverages
Google, the No. 1 search engine, is expected to report that its earnings and revenue juggernaut kept rolling through the fourth quarter.
Eric Schmidt, executive chairman of Google (NASDAQ: GOOG), arrived in North Korea with former U.N. Ambassador Bill Richardson.
Google Inc. got a New Year's gift when the Federal Trade Commission dropped its probe into anti-competitive practices, using a new rationale.
Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) settled charges with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission by agreeing to changes in search and patent rights.
Google is likely to settle charges with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission Thursday.
Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) may face charges of anticompetitive practices brought by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission this week.
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission ordered nine of the largest information brokers to turn over details how they collect and maintain private data.
U.S. and international authorities arrested 10 cyberhackers allegedly involved in piracy of 11 million PCs and theft of $850 million.
Rep. Edward J. Markey has sent a letter to the FTC urging an investigation into advertisements by energy drinks such as 5-Hour Energy.
Google (Nasdaq: GOOG), is trying to avert a massive antitrust suit brought by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission.
For 12 years, Chief Privacy Officer of IBM (NYSE: IBM) Harriet Pearson, in private practice, warns companies aren't ready for cyberattack.
It's an open secret that Google (Nasdaq: GOOG) is being probed over search. But Android could be a target, too.