Articles tagged “ftc”

Google was adamant that it needed to compete in local search and it didn't mind playing hardball with Yelp, TripAdvisor, CitySearch, and others to get its way.

Google dodged a bullet in 2013 when the FTC terminated its antitrust probe without forcing meaningful concessions or filing suit. Now we know that the rank and file within the FTC wanted to fight it out with Google in court.

FTC has frowned upon restrictive taxicab regulations in Colorado and Alaska before and now it has shown its displeasure in high-profile DC market. This is a big moral win -- not an actual one, since FTC is in advisory capacity here for now -- for Uber and other such new companies.

FTC's advice in a nutshell: start with minimum reasonable data security, then disclose, disclose, disclose, and go from there.

Travel apps -- a bunch of which focus on accessing user's geolocation and photos besides other private information on mobile -- need to get their act together after this FTC fine and guidelines.

The devil's in the details regarding what sorts of concessions Google is willing to make on charges of search bias in travel and outside it.

Hidden resort fees impact both leisure and business travelers, and an FTC crackdown on the practice is long overdue.

Whether Google has violated antitrust laws may be up to the courts to decide, but it is clear that cluttering flight and hotel search results screens with results predominantly from its own products harms consumers.

Hertz’s tender offer for Dollar’s stock is set to expire today and may need to be extended to get the necessary number of shares, although both boards have already approved the merger.

After so much maneuvering between Hertz and Avis Budget over Dollar Thrifty, it's hard to believe that the FTC would block the deal at this point. But, an honest deal review must take a hard look at how further industry consolidation would impact consumers.