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FTC places $5 billion dollar slap on the wrist to Facebook for privacy violations
In what can be seen as the single largest rebuke the FTC has levied at a company, Facebook will be fined $5 billion and required to make some seemingly significant changes to its level of accountability and transparency regarding privacy restrictions.
After FTC complaints, Microsoft updates its warranty policy
Since they were all given warnings and told to adjust warranties within 30 days to avoid future legal action, Microsoft has accordingly broken their silence on the product warranty issue.
FTC warns Microsoft, Sony, other companies about limiting product warranties
Microsoft, Sony, Nintendo, and three other major companies have received letters from the United States Federal Trade Commission (FTC) about limiting product warranties
FTC requires Microsoft, others to detail mobile security update practices
Microsoft, among others, gets request from FTC to detail the security patches process for mobile devices,.
FTC investigates Google’s improper business practices, Microsoft not too happy with the outcome
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently investigated Google for possible improper business practices and found some issues that needed to be resolved, including issues involving patent lawsuits. Google agreed to a settlement and promised to change its ways. Microsoft, unfortunately, is not too happy with the outcome.
FTC sued over Google's new privacy changes, should have stopped Google
With the recent changes in privacy policies that Google has ushered across its line of products and
Google Responds to FTC Search Engine Probe
Apparently, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission has launched a review of Google alleging that the sear