The Sony Corp. of America led investor consortium completed its acquisition of EMI Music Publishing today, just hours after the Federal Trade Commission issued a statement saying it closed its antitrust investigation of the $2.2 billion deal -- which meant it received regulatory approval. The... Read more...
You probably had the same reaction I did when you caught a glimpse of Dunkin’ Donuts’ hard-to-avoid  new line of Artisan Bagels. This was probably the same reaction you had when you came across Domino’s Artisan Pizzas, or Starbucks’ Artisan Breakfast Sandwiches, or Tostitos Artisan Recipes... Read more...
Two US congressmen today asked the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to investigate recent accusations that Facebook tracks its users even after they log out of the social network, an issue the company says it has since fixed. Edward Markey, a Massachusetts Democrat, and Joe Barton, a Texas Republica... Read more...
Many startups and app developers today are needlessly breaking laws and pulling in too much data, which will send them head-first into a battle with the Federal Trade Commission. "We're seeing in our lab apps pulling in data things that are wholly unrelated to functionality," said David Vlad... Read more...
As an impulse buy, you might plunk down a few bucks for a Shamwow, an Aluma Wallet or a Shake Weight. But would a TV infomercial persuade you to part with thousands of dollars on a get-rich-quick scheme? There are many thousands who would and do. If there were no suckers, there wouldn't be so... Read more...
Mozilla has proposed technology that would allow the user to implement so-called Do Not Track features to stymie behavioral advertising. The big question is whether these moves by Mozilla, Google and Microsoft will be enough to take Do Not Track features mainstream. Mozilla’s draft policyâ... Read more...