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PC World
September 24, 2001
Stuart J. Johnston |
Pondering Passport: Do You Trust Microsoft With Your Data? The single-log-on Passport service is key to Microsoft's Web-based strategy, but users are skittish about the promise of security...   |
PC World
August 8, 2001
Matt Berger |
PC Vendors May Ship Windows XP Early Compaq, others plan to preload operating system on some systems before October release... |
InternetNews
December 17, 2009 |
Privacy Groups Call Facebook's Changes Illegal Facebook's site-wide privacy changes draw ire from privacy watchdogs who are calling for a federal investigation. |
InternetNews
March 28, 2005
Jim Wagner |
Microsoft Said to Have New Security Plans Longhorn - the next version of Windows - will reportedly feature a new security measure to store and use personal data. |
PC World
April 5, 2001
Tom Mainelli |
Microsoft Modifies Passport Policy Amid Complaints Facing harsh user criticism, company rewrites content ownership rules for password service... |
PC World
September 26, 2001
Stacy Cowley |
Consumer Groups Blast Windows XP in Report Coalition complains that Microsoft is hurting consumers with continued monopoly behavior... |
Information Today
December 3, 2015 |
EFF Brings Awareness to Google Privacy Practices The Electronic Frontier Foundation filed a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission against Google for collecting and mining students' personal data, such as their internet searches. |
InternetNews
April 20, 2007
Roy Mark |
Google-DoubleClick Raise Red Privacy Flags Online privacy groups filed a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission today seeking to block Google's $3.1 billion bid for online advertising firm DoubleClick unless the world's largest search engine agrees to greater consumer privacy protections. |
PC World
October 2001
Scott Spanbauer |
XP's Extras Windows XP continues a longtime Microsoft tradition: Beef up the new operating system with features once available only via third-party apps. But as usual, you get what you pay for... |
PC World
April 2002
Andrew Brandt |
When Killing Bugs Reveals Your Data If you use Windows XP and any application crashes, a dialog box will invite you to send Microsoft a bug report. But if the duplicate piece of memory sent with the bug report contains a sensitive document or password, that data goes to Microsoft too... |
PC World
July 9, 2001
Douglas F. Gray |
Windows XP Prices Revealed Through Amazon Preorders Upgrades start at $99, and pricing is comparable to existing versions of Windows... |
InternetNews
May 29, 2007
Roy Mark |
Google-DoubleClick Merger Up For FTC Review The Federal Trade Commission plans to investigate any antitrust implications of Google's proposed $3.1 billion acquisition of online advertising firm DoubleClick. |
InternetNews
December 18, 2007
Kenneth Corbin |
Pressure Mounts on Google/DoubleClick With a decision from the Federal Trade Commission on the Google/DoubleClick merger imminent, two groups warning of privacy concerns with the combined company are ramping up their efforts to stamp privacy measures on the deal. |
InternetNews
December 6, 2006
Roy Mark |
Groups Target Another Spyware Operator FastMP3Search.com.ar is the latest alleged spyware operator to get caught in the crosshairs of consumer and advocacy groups. |
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
February 19, 2004
Roy Mark |
FTC Fines COPPA Violators Web site operator agrees to pay $400,000 for knowingly collecting personal information from children online without first obtaining parental consent. |
InternetNews
February 20, 2008
Stuart J. Johnston |
Public Test for XP Service Pack 3 Microsoft extends testing of Windows XP Service Pack 3 release candidate to the public at large. |
Salon.com
November 2, 1999
Maura Kelly |
Is the Net in your locker room? Privacy abuses abound on the Internet -- but so far, the government doesn't appear to care. |
InternetNews
March 30, 2011 |
Google Apologies for Buzz, Settles with FCC Google reaches settlement with the FCC over Buzz and its privacy practices. |
InternetNews
March 18, 2010 |
FTC Raps Weak Privacy in the Cloud, Social Media FTC officials remain adamant that the current privacy regime isn't working They also remain coy about action they will take following Wednesday's third and final privacy workshop. |
Fast Company
June 2002
George Anders |
What's the Matter With Microsoft? Everything Microsoft touches, it eventually does brilliantly. When it comes to products, strategies, and sales growth, Microsoft sets the standard for performance. So why aren't we willing to trust Microsoft with all of our private information? |
InternetNews
November 2, 2006
Roy Mark |
Ad Networks Violating Privacy? Two consumer advocacy groups want the Federal Trade Commission to investigate alleged unfair and deceptive practices by Internet advertising networks. |
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. |
PC World
July 19, 2001
Matt Berger |
Microsoft Backs Off Strict Copy Controls in Win XP Customer outcry prompts Microsoft to make changes in countdown before launch... |
InternetNews
December 30, 2004
Clint Boulton |
eBay Nixing Microsoft's Passport The company stops hawking its single sign-on directory after eBay plans to drop the Passport service in January. |
PC World
December 14, 2001
Stuart J. Johnston |
Can Microsoft Buy Your Loyalty? Rebate for using Passport service is latest effort to bolster participation before competition strengthens... |
PC World
August 28, 2001
Tom Spring |
First Look at Microsoft IE 6.0 Microsoft's updated browser eats cookies and sings a slightly new tune by adopting open standards... |
BusinessWeek
July 8, 2010
Douglas MacMillan |
The FTC Takes on the Spam Dispensers The FTC's David Vladeck is fighting Twitter, Facebook, and other Web titans to hunt spammers, spyware, and identity thieves. |
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. |
PC World
July 10, 2001
Douglas F. Gray |
Amazon Halts Preorders for Windows XP Online retailer's preorder scheme was a "big mistake"; company plans to honor listed prices... |
InternetNews
December 30, 2010 |
Looking Back on Web Privacy: 2010 Internet privacy was a favorite topic among regulators, lawmakers and advocacy groups, but for all the debate, how far did the government get toward reining in online data collection? |
PC World
August 16, 2001
Ed Scannell |
Windows XP to Go Gold on Schedule Security glitch may delay delivery of XP to PC vendors by two days, but consumers won't be affected... |
PC World
June 1, 2000
Daniel Tynan |
Privacy 2000: In Web We Trust? In the real world, nobody knows what TV commercials you watch or which sitcoms you surf. When you go strolling through the mall, no one's making note of the stores you visit or the clothes you try on. But on the Internet, Web sites are doing all of this and more. And that makes some people mad as hell. |
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. |
Information Today
July 23, 2001
Chris Sherman |
Consumer Watchdog Files Complaint Against Eight Search Engines for 'Crass Commercialism' Commercial Alert, a 3-year-old group founded by consumer activist Ralph Nader, has filed a complaint with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) against eight Web search engines "for placing ads in search engine results without clear disclosure that the ads are ads"... |
PC World
October 15, 2001
John Fontana |
Former Fed Says XP Poses a Security Threat Expert says data scrubbing features could help terrorists hide evidence on their PCs... |
InternetNews
December 20, 2007
Kenneth Corbin |
FTC Approves Google/DoubleClick Merger The Federal Trade Commission approved Google's acquisition of DoubleClick today. |
The Motley Fool
September 10, 2010
Gabriel Perna |
End of an Era: Dell Says Sayonara to XP Despite operating system Window XP's dominance, Microsoft has started to set up Windows 7 as the successor. |
PC World
June 20, 2001
Matt Berger |
Another Antitrust Charge for Microsoft? Competitors urge lawmakers to sue over Windows XP's bundled features... |
InternetNews
November 16, 2006
Roy Mark |
Guidance Software Settles With FTC Guidance Software agreed Thursday to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that the computer forensics specialist did not take reasonable security measures to protect sensitive customer data. |
InternetNews
August 4, 2009 |
Windows 7 'XP Mode' Nears Release A final piece of the puzzle meant to smooth the migration of Windows XP holdouts to Windows 7 is now available as a "Release Candidate," or RC, Microsoft said. |
PC World
April 9, 2001
Andrew Brandt |
Click With Caution: User Licenses Get Tough Recent skirmish over Microsoft's terms of service is only the latest user complaint about such documents... |
PC World
October 24, 2001
Peggy Watt |
The Changing Face of Windows XP Has Microsoft's newest OS lost or modified more features than the average beta? |
PC World
February 28, 2002
Matt Berger |
Windows XP Update Scheduled Microsoft expects to ship first service pack in second half of year, pending legal action... |
CRM
September 2012
Kelly Liyakasa |
Cracking the Code on Cyber Crimes Despite efforts to proactively protect customer data, computer intrusions and online fraud are on the rise. |
Fast Company
September 2006 |
It's 11 O'Clock. Do You Know What Your Customers Are Worth? Executives are more clueless than ever about the financial implications of their customer strategies. |
InternetNews
October 1, 2009 |
'XP Mode' Ready by Windows 7 Consumer Rollout Windows 7 add-on aims to attract XP users with compatibility issues. |
InternetNews
July 8, 2005
Susan Kuchinskas |
EPIC Fighting Online Phone Record Sales The Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) is taking issue with the sale of detailed phone call records and P.O. box records via online private investigators, and is urging the FTC to investigate. |
Salon.com
March 28, 2001
Scott Rosenberg |
Microsoft storm warning The HailStorm program will put all your data in one convenient place -- and leave Bill Gates with the keys... |
InternetNews
March 25, 2008
Stuart J. Johnston |
Windows XP Service Pack 3? Place Your Bets Microsoft releases a public 'release candidate' of the last Windows XP service pack, but the office pool on when it will actually ship is still open. |
