Dissenting Statement of Commissioner Maureen Ohlhausen - In the Matter of Robert Bosch GmbH
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By
Maureen K. Ohlhausen, Former Commissioner
Matter Number
121-0081
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Public Statement
Competition Policy for the IP Marketplace
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Competition Policy for the IP Marketplace
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Artist Arena LLC, United States of America (for the Federal Trade Commission)
Type of Action
Federal
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
112 3167
Operator of Celebrity Fan Websites to Pay $1 Million to Settle FTC Charges that It Illegally Collected Children's Information Without Their Parents' Consent
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The operator of fan websites for music stars Justin Bieber, Rihanna, Demi Lovato, and Selena Gomez has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that it violated the Children’s Online Privacy...
FTC Halts Massive Tech Support Scams
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The Federal Trade Commission has launched a major international crackdown on tech support scams in which telemarketers masquerade as major computer companies, con consumers into believing that their...
FTC Halts Computer Spying
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Seven rent-to-own companies and a software design firm have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that they spied on consumers using computers that consumers rented from them, capturing...
CoStar Group, Inc., Lonestar Acquisition Sub, Inc., and LoopNet, Inc., In the Matter of
The FTC required CoStar Group, the largest provider of commercial real estate information services in the United States, to sell LoopNet's ownership interest in Xceligent, under an order settling charges that CoStar's $860 million acquisition of LoopNet would be anticompetitive. The FTC's complaint alleges the proposed acquisition would reduce competition in the markets for real estate listings databases and information services. The modified final order resolving the charges preserves competition that otherwise would have been lost through the acquisition by requiring the combined firm to sell LoopNet's interest in Xceligent, a significant provider of U.S. commercial real estate information.
Type of Action
Administrative
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
111 0172
FTC Testifies on Commercial Uses of Facial Recognition Technologies
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The Federal Trade Commission today told a Senate Judiciary subcommittee that the FTC is examining the benefits to consumers, as well as privacy and security concerns regarding current and possible...
FTC Charges That Security Flaws in RockYou Game Site Exposed 32 Million Email Addresses and Passwords
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The operator of a social game site has agreed to settle charges that, while touting its security features, it failed to protect the privacy of its users, allowing hackers to access the personal...
FTC Warns That Rapid Expansion of Internet Domain Name System Could Leave Consumers More Vulnerable to Online Fraud
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The Federal Trade Commission today sent a letter to the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), the organization that oversees Internet domain names, expressing concern that the...
FTC Testifies Before House Judiciary Subcommittee on Agency's Work to Promote Competition and Benefit Consumers
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In testimony today before a U.S. House of Representatives Judiciary Subcommittee, the Federal Trade Commission detailed its work to promote competition and benefit consumers, including preventing...
Facebook Settles FTC Charges That It Deceived Consumers By Failing To Keep Privacy Promises
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The social networking service Facebook has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that it deceived consumers by telling them they could keep their information on Facebook private, and then...
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