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FTC rules on stricter disclosures for advertisers in mobile and social media
DigitalAdvertisers should think twice about placing promotional messages on mobile and social media platforms like Twitter if those ads require disclosures or disclaimers to avoid being deceptive or unfair, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission said on Tuesday. The updated guidelines for online advertising represent the commission’s attempt to catch up to more than a decade [...]
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FTC suggestions for app developers & companies on mobile privacy: a list
DigitalBecause travel and its subsectors have a huge footprint in mobile, whether in transactions, booking, research or any other services, mobile app companies, larger companies and developers should be paying close attention to U.S. FTC guidelines that just came out on enhancing mobile privacy, security and disclosures for consumers. This comes as FTC fined mobile [...]
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Apps — including travel — need to do lot more on privacy or more fines coming, FTC says
DigitalOnline companies may face action by Congress to toughen U.S. privacy standards if they don’t do a better job of protecting the privacy of mobile device users, Federal Trade Commission Chairman Jon Leibowitz said today. If some companies “don’t wake up and do the right thing, my sense is that industry is far more likely [...]
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Google antitrust case: Europe’s harder line delays FTC decision
DigitalThe Federal Trade Commission (FTC), which had been expected to wrap up an anti-trust probe into Google within days, will now delay its decision for weeks, a source said on Tuesday. Google has been accused of giving competitors in lucrative areas like travel a lower ranking in search results, thus making it harder for their [...]
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FTC’s Google antitrust probe: Will regulators really give Google a pass on search bias?
DigitalIn the talks between the Federal Trade Commission and Google to negotiate the terms for ending the agency’s antitrust investigation, things seem to be going Google’s way, according to two people who have been briefed on the discussions. A key issue in the talks, accusations that Google biases its search results to favor its own [...]
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FTC pressuring hotels on deceptive resort fees
RoomsBusiness-travel advocates and consumers have been pushing the Federal Trade Commission to crack down on hotels and resorts that tack on surprise fees to travelers’ final bills, and now the commission has sent warning letters to 22 hotel operators demanding that they curb the practices. The FTC warning letters note that the hotel operators may be violating [...]
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Silicon Valley legislators go to bat for Google over FTC probe
TransportWith the FTC reportedly close to deciding on whether to sue Google over the way it directs users to its own products in search, two of Google’s hometown Congressional representatives have urged the commission to avoid going after Google for deceptive practices. Representatives Anna Eshoo and Zoe Lofgren sent a letter to FTC chairman Jon Leibowitz [...]
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Is FTC ready to give Google a pass on search bias?
DigitalThere are now enough indications to suggest that any antitrust settlement between the FTC and Google — and the FTC would much prefer to settle than test its case in court — won’t involve “vertical search.” An earlier Reuters report, probably resulting from an internal FTC leak, suggested that vertical search wasn’t the core of [...]
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Hertz awaits Dollar Thrifty’s decision to merge after winning FTC approval on Thursday
TransportHertz Global Holdings won approval from the Federal Trade Commission on Thursday for its proposed $2.3 billion merger with Tulsa-based Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group. Commissioners voted 4-1 to allow the deal. Hertz next will attempt to complete its tender offer for Dollar Thrifty’s stock at $87.50 per share. The offer is scheduled to expire Friday, [...]
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The FTC is taking closer look and the Hertz-Dollar Thrifty deal
TransportFederal regulators are seeking more assurances that Hertz Global Holdings Inc.’s plan to buy rival car-rental firm Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group Inc. DTG will result in savings for customers, people familiar with the matter said. On Thursday, Hertz said the Federal Trade Commission asked for more time to review the proposed deal between the two [...]
