Tag Archives: ftc

Thu 28th May 2015
Written by DomainNameWire in EN and tagged
FTC to ICANN on .Sucks: Yeah, we told we this would happen - FTC wants ICANN to address overarching issues with new TLDs rather than one-off cases. The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has responded to ICANN’s request that it investigate the practices of top level domain name registry Vox Populi over its rollout of the .sucks domain name. I’d summarize its response as: “yeah, we told you this would happen with your rollout of new TLDs”. FTC’s Chairwoman Edith Ramirez wrote (pdf) that the FTC cannot comment on the existence of any pending investigations, ... read more ...
Thu 3rd January 2013
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FTC manners hunt disposition is OK, settles on Google scraping - FTC says it’s OK that Google promotes its own vertical search properties over rivals since it is designed to improve overall search experience. The FTC has closed its investigation of Google and the search giant has agreed to make certain changes to its business practices. One key issue was “search bias”, or Google promoting its own vertical search products over rivals. This was particularly the case with vertical search engines, such as product comparison sites. Some ... read more ...
Tue 13th January 2009
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Marchex Named in Complaint to FTC - Amended complaint from consumer groups targets call tracking technology. The Center for Digital Democracy (CDD) and the U.S. Public Interest Research Group (USPIRG) amended a petition to the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) today to launch an investigation into mobile advertising and privacy concerns. The report calls out domain name company Marchex (NASDAQ: MCHX) for its VoiceStar subsidiary. According to the complaint: …Marchex surreptitiously gathers data ... read more ...