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Column: In Facebook settlement, the FTC lets the company and Zuckerberg off the hook

In announcing the record-breaking $5-billion fine against Facebook for its relentless privacy violations, Federal Trade Commission Chairman Joe Simons and his two Republican colleagues on Wednesday pronounced themselves “extremely proud” of the settlement. Despite their crowing about the “landmark penalty and conduct relief” that the FTC extracted from the giant social media company, it’s hard […]

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Google to confirm employees can discuss ‘workplace issues’ as part of settlement

Google will affirm that employees can discuss workplace issues, following a settlement with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). According to The Wall Street Journal, which reported the news today, the agreement covers complaints about Google reacting unfavorably to “workplace dissent.” Google won’t need to admit wrongdoing, but it will need to inform employees of

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The Technology 202: YouTube settlement raises questions about Washington’s ability to rein in Silicon Valley

Ctrl + N Federal Trade Commission Chairman Joe Simons departs after speaking at a news conference in Washington to announce that Google’s video site YouTube has been fined $170 million to settle allegations it collected children’s personal data without their parents’ consent. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) Lawmakers and consumer advocates are blasting federal and state regulators’ record children’s

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YouTube settlement with FTC includes $170M fine, changes to how it monetizes children’s content

YouTube has reached a settlement with the Federal Trade Commission and New York attorney general for allegedly violating the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), according to CNBC. The agreement includes a combined $170 million fine — $136 million to the FTC and $34 million to the New York attorney general — and requires YouTube

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How Facebook’s record $5bn settlement with the FTC will affect marketers – Econsultancy

Facebook has entered into a settlement with the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) that will see the world’s largest social network pay a record-setting $5bn fine and submit to greater oversight of its practices. The settlement relates to a 2012 agreement that the company entered into with the FTC. Under that agreement, Facebook was obligated

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FTC settlement with Facebook imposes tough new privacy rules, including personal liability for CEO Zuckerberg if violated

Facebook critics were grousing that $5 billion was too little to pay for the company’s alleged repeated violations of user privacy, in contravention of an earlier FTC consent decree. Indeed, the financial penalties could have been a great deal stronger. But we now know the settlement with the FTC comes with a range of strict

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Using AdWords API to export to third-party ad networks will remain OK as Google keeps terms it adopted in FTC settlement

Though the part of Google’s antitrust settlement with the Federal Trade Commission that had them allow exports of AdWords data through its API expires tomorrow, Matthew Sucherman, Google’s VP and deputy general counsel, announced today that Google will keep the AdWords API terms and conditions as they are currently. That means Google will continue to allow

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Holcomb Details Next Steps For Volkswagen Settlement Funds

Indy to Serve as Grow With Google Launch Site By Dan McGowan Senior Writer/Reporter 2017-10-12T15:45:34Z Indianapolis will be the kickoff city for a national skills training tour from a prominent name in tech. Grow With Google, coming to the Indiana State Museum November 10th and 11th, will include more than 20 workshops, over 100 one-on-one coaching

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