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WESTBROOK, Maine, Dec. 21, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. (NASDAQ, IDXX) announced today that the Commissioners of the U.S. Federal Trade Commission ("FTC") have preliminarily approved the consent agreement previously reached between the Company and the staff of the FTC Bureau of Competition. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110602/NE13041LOGO ) Pursuant to FTC protocol, a proposed draft complaint and the proposed consent agreement, which includes a draft...
FREMONT, Mich., Dec. 20, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- With the holiday season reaching a frenzied pace as remaining shopping days continue to slip away, business seems to be on the upswing for everyone - including identity thieves who take advantage of the crowds and confusion to get a little something for themselves, your identity. Identity theft remains the top consumer complaint to the Federal Trade Commission which reports that more than 9 million have reported losses totaling more...
Peter Suciu for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online No one is happy when their privacy is compromised, but children have very little understanding of the dangers that can be associated with it. This week, the FTC is looking at ways to ensure new rules can keep up with ever-changing technology. This week the Federal Trade Commission adopted final amendments to the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule which will strengthen child privacy protections while also giving parents...
Rule Being Modified to Keep Up with Changing Technology WASHINGTON, Dec. 19, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Federal Trade Commission adopted final amendments to the Children's Online Privacy Protection Rule that strengthen kids' privacy protections and give parents greater control over the personal information that websites and online services may collect from children under 13. The FTC initiated a review in 2010 to ensure that the COPPA Rule keeps up with evolving...
WASHINGTON, Dec. 18, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Consumer Watchdog today called on the U.S. Department of Justice to take over the ongoing federal antitrust probe of Google after the company's chairman in a news interview equated it with antitrust poster child Microsoft in the 1990s. The Federal Trade Commission appears ready to conclude its 20-month investigation "with no more than a scolding." "This is baffling in light of recent comments by Google Executive Chairman Eric...
Enid Burns for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online According to anonymous sources, Google appears to have succeeded in negotiating an end to the FTC investigation that looked into the search engine giant’s search practices. The Washington Post reported on Monday the Federal Trade Commission has reached a deal that could end a nearly two-year-old investigation. News reports suggest the FTC would take no action against Google for its alleged abuse of power over the search engine...
redOrbit Staff & Wire Reports - Your Universe Online The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Google are close to reaching a deal that would resolve an ongoing antitrust probe over Google’s use of patents it acquired through the purchase of Motorola Mobility, according to multiple media reports. The FTC began investigating Google’s use of these patents, which belong to a special class known as standard essential patents (SEPs), in June. The federal regulatory body has been...
WESTBROOK, Maine, Dec. 11, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. (NASDAQ, IDXX) and the staff of the Bureau of Competition of the U.S. Federal Trade Commission ("FTC") have signed a Consent Agreement to resolve the FTC's investigation into whether the Company engaged in unfair methods of competition. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110602/NE13041LOGO) Under the Consent Agreement, IDEXX cannot have exclusive distribution agreements with all three of MWI...
Michael Harper for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online In early October, the operator of websites for stars like Justin Beiber, Selena Gomez and Rhianna was ordered to pay a $1 million civil penalty for violating the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act, or COPPA. The operator, Artist Arena, was found to be violating kids' Internet privacy collecting information about the children who visited these sites, including their names, birthdays, cell phone numbers and street addresses...
Kids' Data Still Collected, Shared without Parents' Knowledge, Consent WASHINGTON, Dec. 10, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Federal Trade Commission issued a new staff report, "Mobile Apps for Kids: Disclosures Still Not Making the Grade examining the privacy disclosures and practices of apps offered for children in the Google Play and Apple App stores. The report details the results of the FTC's second survey of kids' mobile apps. Since FTC staff's first survey of kids'...
