With an FTC investigation in the rearview mirror, it's no surprise that Google's Larry Page took a few potshots at government regulators and their inability to keep up with the dynamism of the tech sector during the company's recent I/O event. The question is, were his criticisms valid?
While we live in an era of skepticism about government and its institutions, it is important to note the important work undertaken by the Federal Trade Commission, an underappreciated regulatory body that safeguards both competition and consumers.
A majority of both parties supported the JOBS Act and leaders in both parties claim credit for the accomplishment. You would think they would want to implement the Act as soon as possible, but except for a few members in either chamber, the Congress is oblivious too.
WASHINGTON (AP) — There may one day soon be another way to fight those annoying prerecorded phone pitches known as robocalls. The Fed...
In the wake of the tragic shooting at Sandy Hook, an unusual alliance of concerned policymakers from both sides of the aisle, as well as gun rights and children's advocates have called for new studies of violent entertainment, presuming a link with societal violence.
For years there's been an ongoing debate about accuracy of credit reports. Various studies have claimed that 3 to 25 percent of reports contain errors. Can credit report errors be a big deal? Yes, absolutely.
If you still believe identity theft is a marketing gimmick, it's time to take a look at the Federal Trade Commission report released this week.
WASHINGTON, Feb 28 (Reuters) - President Barack Obama intends to name Edith Ramirez the chairwoman of the Federal Trade Commission, a White House of...
Most people know Florida as the home of Disney World, sandy beaches and senior citizens enjoying their retirement. But Florida has another, more unsav...
This is a column I never expected to write and never wanted to write. It is part of the never-ending saga of corporate misbehavior, misrepresentation, and even lying at Google.
HTC, the Taiwanese cell phone maker, allowed hackers to read consumers' text messages, track their locations and listen to their phone calls by failin...
WASHINGTON — A government study says 20 percent of consumers had an error in a credit report issued by a major agency. The Federal Trade Commis...
MIAMI -- With tax filing season heating up, an aggressive Internal Revenue Service crackdown is targeting the growing problem of criminals who use sto...
The issue of defensive patent enforcement is starting to move beyond consumer technology products.
* Led probe into Google that ended with mild reprimand * Passionate about drugmaker "pay for delay" cases * Two current ...
From 24/7 Wall St.: The Federal Trade Commission recently ruled that advertisements from juice maker POM Wonderful contained health claims that were m...
In this age of tweets and texts, shorter is better. Short titles may serve useful purposes in that they could facilitate discussion and reference to legislation, but such titles often serve another perhaps less noble purpose.
NEW YORK -- A company that sold Sept. 11 commemorative coins supposedly containing silver from ground zero has agreed to pay $750,000 to settle charge...
By Diane Bartz WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Companies that own a key patent, such as those that ensure mobile and other electronic devices wo...
If you wanted to ensure a report gets buried, a good time to release it would be the Friday before a holiday week. That the FTC released its latest report on marketing to children then speaks volumes about how seriously the Obama administration is taking this intractable problem.
I'm all in favor of the FTC investigating companies when it believes there is proper cause to do so. An investigation, however, can lead to political pressure to bring a case, even if such a case is unwarranted.
First Amendment considerations should have stopped the FTC's investigation at the outset. That freedom-of-speech is never mentioned in the agency's statement is, well, bizarre.
How much does it cost to get the feds off your back? For Google, the price was less than 1 percent of the cash in its pocket. Google stepped up...
In a unanimous vote, the Federal Trade Commission announced it has closed its investigation into Google's search practices, concluding that the evidence "does not support" an antitrust case. The FTC cannot stop here.
Google does indeed manipulate search results to favor some websites over others, federal regulators said in a much-awaited decision on Thursday. B...
