In an era where partisan bickering in Washington has created dysfunctional and ineffective gridlock, the Federal Trade Commission may be an isl… http://goo.gl/N7WYl

Federal Trade Commission Chairman Jon Leibowitz said he’s hopeful that the majority of big companies online will begin offering a “Do Not Track” option to consumers before the end of 2012.

Leibowitz, who spoke about consumer privacy at the D10 … http://goo.gl/hBVMa

Facebook’s $1 billion tango with Instagram caused quite the uproar in Silicon Valley, but it apparently also raised the eyebrows of federal regulators. Now, just eight days away from Facebook’s schedule IPO date, we’re hearing the Federal Trade Commissin is looking into the social network’s acquisition of Instagram. Two sources for the Financial Times say […] http://dlvr.it/1Y5NcW

For the next two decades, MySpace will be undergoing regular privacy assessments from the Federal Trade Commission. The company was accused by the FTC of sharing its users’ personal information with advertisers, all without disclosing that fact to the users themselves. Rather than fight the charges, the once-mighty social site chose to settle; its full […] http://dlvr.it/1XZQPC

The Federal Trade Commission may levy its first multimillion dollar fine against Google over a security breach initially uncovered by a Stanford student, according to an anonymous source cited by Bloomberg. The world’s largest search company originally found itself in hot water when Jonathan Mayer, a graduate student in law and computer science, detected “cookies” that […] http://dlvr.it/1Wp2KT

Federal Trade Commission Chairman Jon Leibowitz believes that, while most people don’t know what happens to their personal data online and… http://goo.gl/Sk5pf

SAN FRANCISCO — The Federal Trade Commission has hired an outside litigator to lead its antitrust probe of Google, FTC Chairman Jon Leibow… http://goo.gl/O2ORO

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has issued a final report today aimed at protecting privacy among consumers. With more purchasing happening over the internet, its clear that we’re entering a new age of consumerism. That means businesses can collect data about each shopper from a variety of sources, which can be used to grow sales. […] http://goo.gl/tbY5o

In its long-awaited report on consumer privacy, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) called for designers of Internet browsers to stop allowi… http://goo.gl/LwpJ6

Google, which is already undergoing a Federal Trade Commission antitrust investigation, is facing a new probe by U.S. and federal authorities pl… http://goo.gl/eqlG6

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has subpoenaed Apple to gather more information for its investigation into Google’s business practices,… http://goo.gl/L2cft

Apple is being subpoenaed by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission in its investigations into Google regarding antitrust issues. According to Bloomberg, the FTC is requesting documents related to the use of Google’s search function on Apple’s mobile devices: the iPhone, iPod, and iPad. Subpoenas have also been delivered to other handset makers with a Google […] http://goo.gl/STujd

Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) is asking the Federal Trade Commission to investigate Apple and Google, charging that both steal users’ priv… http://goo.gl/czhBx