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Feds review cellphone 'cramming' on bills

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ACLU asks FTC to enforce Android updates

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FTC tells advertisers to keep mobile ads 'clear and conspicuous'

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Feds crack down on text-messaging spammers 

The Federal Trade Commission has gone to court to stop companies from allegedly bombarding cell phone users with hundreds of millions of...

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HTC subject to 20 years of security reviews because of holes

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FTC wants mobile privacy disclosures made clearer to consumers

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Facebook gets ahead of Graph Search privacy panic by educating users

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FTC toughens children's online privacy act 

Dan Russell-Pinson is shown in his office at his home in Charlotte, N.C., Saturday, Dec. 15, 2012. Russell-Pinson, like many apps developers, is concerned that soon-to-be-issued federal rules intended to strengthen online privacy protection for children will cost him money and curb innovation.
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FTC's new children's privacy rules due; app developers worry 

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FTC questions data brokers about collecting, selling consumer info

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iParenting: How I keep my kids safe around tablets

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Artist Arena LLC maintained the websites RihannaNow.com, DemiLovatoFanClub.net, BieberFever.com and SelenaGomez.com, and improperly collected data from an estimated 101,000 children aged 12 and under, according to the FTC complaint.
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FTC settles suit with company behind Bieber fan site over kids' data collection

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Rental companies that put spyware on customer PCs settle with FTC

A software firm and seven rent-to-own companies that allegedly colluded to spy on customers' computer activities will settle Federal...

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Myspace and FTC settle privacy dispute

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FTC: Facebook misled developers, took thousands in fees

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FTC approves final settlement with Facebook over privacy issues

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FTC's ability to thwart online deception extremely limited: report

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FTC wants Congress to adopt data security law

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FTC site attacked by Anonymous, group says

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Lawmakers ask FTC to investigate Facebook privacy issue

The co-chairmen of Congress's Bi-Partisan Privacy Caucus want the Federal Trade Commission to investigate Facebook for potential privacy...