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InternetNews September 4, 2009	Google Books Scrutiny Mounts as Deadline Nears Google agrees to create privacy policy for its Book Search project amid FTC concerns.
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InternetNews June 5, 2009 Kenneth Corbin	FTC Shutters 'Rogue' ISP, Settles Spyware Case The Federal Trade Commission has put the kibosh on an ISP it says was a front for overseas criminals, and settled its complaint against Sears' use of tracking software.
InternetNews January 5, 2006 Roy Mark	Bogus Spyware Vendors Settle FTC Charges The Federal Trade Commission slaps almost $2 million in fines on firms selling software that did not remove spyware as advertised.
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InternetNews October 29, 2010	Google Gets a Pass From FTC in Street View Case Authorities at the Federal Trade Commission opt not to take action against Google for inadvertently collecting Internet transmissions with its Street View cars.
InternetNews December 20, 2005 Roy Mark	FTC: CAN-SPAM Is Working With a big helping hand from technology, the Federal Trade Commission say spam volume is declining. But are spammers staying away?
InternetNews January 29, 2004 Roy Mark	FTC Proposes Adult Spam Labels A subject-line requirement for sexually explicit e-mail is the first of several FTC mandates under new Can Spam Act.
PC Magazine June 13, 2011 Chloe Albanesius	Privacy Groups Request FTC Probe of Facebook Facial Recognition Tech A D.C.-based privacy group has asked the Federal Trade Commission to examine Facebook's facial-recognition technology.
InternetNews November 5, 2004 Roy Mark	FTC to Congress: Lose the Anti-Spyware Plans The Federal Trade Commission again warned Congress today that anti-spyware legislation is unnecessary with the existence of adequate fraud laws to contend with spyware perpetrators.
InternetNews July 20, 2005 Susan Kuchinskas	Microsoft: CSI for the FTC Redmond crime-stoppers do forensics work to help the FTC charge X-rated spammers.
PC Magazine May 4, 2010 Chloe Albanesius	Consumers Haven't Learned Not to Divulge Private Info Online Despite warnings from privacy advocates to protect your personal information while online, many adults are still engaging in risky behavior via social networking sites, a new report from Consumer Reports concluded Tuesday.
InternetNews April 3, 2007 Roy Mark	FTC Approves Final Guidance Settlement Guidance Software's settlement with the Federal Trade Commission became official today, almost five months after the Pasadena, Calif.-based computer forensics specialist admitted it did not adequately protect customer data.
InternetNews October 31, 2007 Lyle Deixler	Privacy Groups Seek 'Do Not Call' List for Web Ads Consumer privacy groups are pushing for increased regulatory oversight of online advertising, including a "Do Not Track" registry that would ban companies from tracking online users and targeting ads based on their activities.
InternetNews December 7, 2009	FTC Examines Passwords and Privacy in Ads Yet another signal that the federal government is inching toward a more active approach to a largely unregulated industry.
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InternetNews September 14, 2006 Roy Mark	'Lonely Housewives' Reach FTC Settlement A spam scam promising dates with lonely, if not quite desperate, housewives is among the latest unsolicited bulk e-mail schemes halted today by the Federal Trade Commission.
InternetNews September 9, 2008 Kenneth Corbin	Google to Purge Server Logs Twice as Fast In a nod to mounting privacy concerns, Google slashes the time it stores users' IP addresses.
InternetNews July 28, 2010	FTC Mulls Browser-Based Block for Online Ads Modeled after the "Do Not Call" registry that keeps telemarketers from pestering consumers at all hours of the day and night, the FTC is looking for an online equivalent to protect Internet users' privacy and sanity.
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InternetNews March 4, 2009 Alex Goldman	FTC Warns of Stimulus Scams Online Fraudsters take to the Web, enticing victims with a share of the U.S.'s massive stimulus package.
InternetNews June 20, 2007 Roy Mark	Getting More Money to ID Theft Victims FTC sends another 2,400 reimbursement forms to consumers victimized by ChoicePoint's 2004 data breach.
InternetNews May 24, 2005 Roy Mark	FTC Targets Zombie Spammers The Federal Trade Commission launched a new anti-spam campaign today targeting hijacked, or zombie, computers.
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InternetNews June 15, 2004 Susan Kuchinskas	Do-Not-Spam List Great For Spammers After a six-month study, the FTC updates Congress on the National Do Not E-Mail registry. Hint: It's not a good thing.
InternetNews June 22, 2006 Clint Boulton	Two FTC Laptops Stolen The Federal Trade Commission today said two if its attorneys' laptops containing the personal information of 110 people were stolen from a locked vehicle last week.
InternetNews March 13, 2006 Ed Sutherland	Million-Dollar Payout in E-Mail Privacy Case E-mail marketing firm Datran Media agreed to pay $1.1 million after New York's attorney general charged it with using 6,000 e-mail addresses it obtained fraudulently.
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InternetNews March 10, 2005 Tim Gray	Merchants Unwittingly Disclose Consumer Data CartManager International, a provider of shopping cart software, collected the personal data of nearly one million people and turned around and rented the data without their consent to marketers. The company reached a settlement with the FTC.
InternetNews June 8, 2009 Alex Goldman	Symantec Says Phishers Have New Tools Automated toolkits are making it easier to attack services such as Facebook, Twitter and financial services brands.
InternetNews June 15, 2007 Nicholas Carlson	FTC to Investigate Microsoft, Yahoo Ad Buys The FTC is conducting a review of Microsoft's $6 billion bid for aQuantive.
InternetNews November 20, 2007 Kenneth Corbin	Google-DoubleClick Privacy Concerns Prompt Senate Protest A Senate subcommittee letter was the latest warning of competitive and privacy questions surrounding the Google-DoubleClick merger, but is it all just talk?
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InternetNews November 3, 2006 Roy Mark	Zango Settles FTC Adware Charges The controversial adware distributor agrees to pay $3 million and provide consumer consent notices.
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