The White House announced guidelines directing all federal agencies to prioritize more market competition. Here’s why that matters.
Owen Davis
Apr 15, 2016
A new data agreement between the U.S. and the European Union has been hailed as the replacement for Safe Harbor — but companies are unsure.
David Gilbert
Feb 05, 2016
Office supply retailer Staples had offered to divest up to $1.25 billion of commercial contracts.
Reuters
Dec 21, 2015
The proposed merger between Staples and Office Depot could be challenged by antitrust regulators again as a December deadline for approval looms.
Aditya Kondalamahanty
Dec 01, 2015
Google bundling its products with Android is reminiscent of Microsoft offering its Internet Explorer with Windows software.
Harichandan Arakali
Sep 25, 2015
The Service Employees International Union is calling for an Federal Trade Commission investigation into the franchise model.
Cole Stangler
May 18, 2015
The agency says it will hire more tech-savvy employees to keep an eye on emerging technologies.
Thomas Halleck
Mar 23, 2015
Even if a competitor provided better information, Google would often place its services higher on the search results page.
Luke Villapaz
Mar 20, 2015
The Federal Trade Commission's latest report on consumer complaints warns of IRS imposters out for your money.
Catherine Dunn
Feb 28, 2015
Trouble in the brave new world of the smart home: It could be hacked.
Michael Learmonth
Jan 07, 2015
The FTC, for the first time, fined an online dating service for using fake profiles to lure members to paid premium service.
Barbara Herman
Oct 30, 2014
The group is also asking Facebook to make the News Feed algorithm public.
Michael Learmonth
Jul 03, 2014
Probes into the massive data breach will likely focus on the lack of encryption to protect critical customer information.
Ryan W. Neal
May 23, 2014
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.
Ryan W. Neal
Apr 23, 2014
The Federal Trade Commission suit against John Fanning and Jerk.com alleges the website lied about where their profiles came from.
Ryan W. Neal
Apr 08, 2014
Apple will pay $32.5 million to parents whose children used a 15-minute unlimited spending window to make parent-unapproved purchases.
Cameron Fuller
Jan 15, 2014
These days, even something as simple as a flashlight function on your smartphone is secretly collecting data.
Ryan W. Neal
Dec 06, 2013
Taiwan's FTC found that Samsung organized an Internet campaign that paid for negative online reviews of HTC products while praising Samsung products.
Ryan W. Neal
Oct 24, 2013
FTC is evaluating whether the new language in Facebook's privacy policy violates a 2011 agreement to notify users of changes.
Ryan W. Neal
Sep 12, 2013
The FTC will investigate Google for its $1 billion acquisition of traffic and navigation app Waze.
Thomas Halleck
Jun 23, 2013
In a contest to generate ideas to combat robocalling, Google won special recognition by the FTC for its crowd-sourced solution.
Ryan W. Neal
Apr 03, 2013
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.
Yannick LeJacq
Feb 26, 2013
