Advertisers complain the Internet Explorer browser tool will hinder their ability to support free news, entertainment and other online content. Less than…
Dec 8, 2010Microsoft is adding a new feature to Internet Explorer that will allow users to opt out of being tracked by certain websites.…
Dec 8, 2010Edgar Allen Poe and Mary Shelley are great sources of gothic fiction, but recent CMS termination and suspension letters sent to Medicare…
Dec 7, 2010WASHINGTON DC — The Federal Trade Commission repeated its support today for a “Do Not Track Me” mechanism to protect consumer online…
Dec 3, 2010Google takes issue with news reports this week, including our coverage, in which high-profile antitrust litigator Gary Reback and frequent Google critic…
Dec 3, 2010Online advertisers track your behavior. Google, Facebook, and other services use "targeted ads," or "behaviorial ads," to refine advertisements based on users'…
Dec 2, 2010The Federal Trade Commission yesterday proposed a plan that would allow consumers to decide for themselves whether they want to allow marketers…
Dec 2, 2010WASHINGTON — Signaling a sea change in the debate over Internet privacy, the government’s top consumer protection agency on Wednesday advocated a…
Dec 2, 2010On Thursday, a House subcommittee will hold a hearing exploring whether Congress should require such an option.
Dec 2, 2010WASHINGTON--The Federal Trade Commission is ready to release a key report on online privacy and the concept of a "do not track"…
Dec 1, 2010WASHINGTON - Fresh off the news that Europe is formally investigating Google, a Silicon Valley antitrust expert today laid out the hypothetical…
Dec 1, 2010SAN FRANCISCO, CA -- U.S. regulators will continue to monitor Google Inc.'s business practices and may yet follow the European Union's lead…
Dec 1, 2010WASHINGTON -- Wading into the increasingly contentious debate over online privacy, the Federal Trade Commission on Wednesday said Internet users ought to…
Dec 1, 2010The Commerce Department believes industry practices to protect Internet users' privacy, such as the creation of a Do Not Track online tool,…
Dec 1, 2010Bob Klein founded the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine, the biggest state-run research project in US history. What legacy will he leave…
Dec 1, 2010The European Union is investigating claims from smaller search engines that Google has violated fair competition rules by boosting its results. Google…
Nov 30, 2010Will U.S. antitrust regulators follow Europe's lead and do what the European Commission did today -- launch an in-depth probe to determine…
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