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...to the creation of large databases of personal information. The guidelines are in response to a warning from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) that it would step in if the industry did not control how online advertisers collect and use personal... http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/07/03/236753/us-online-advertisers-scramble-to-avoid-new-privacy.htm

...maintain "deniability". Ç Two recent cases in the US highlight other difficulties with counter-attacks. The Federal Trade Commission had to go to court for an order to close down 3FN, a rogue internet service provider which it alleged was... http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/06/08/236341/uk-and-us-prepare-counter-attack-against-hackers.htm

Federal Trade Commission addresses pop-up spam

Enterprise Software Federal Trade Commission addresses pop-up spam The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is set to air concerns over external party exploitation of a service in Microsoft's Windows software that is designed to allow network... http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2003/11/07/198444/federal-trade-commission-addresses-pop-up-spam.htm

...serving botnets, phishing websites, and illegal malicious web content. Ç The move followed a complaint by the US Federal Trade Commission. Ç According to the FTC, the defendant, Pricewert LLC, operated under a variety of names, including 3FN and... http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/06/08/236345/court-shuts-down-rogue-isp.htm

...data protection - weblinks British Computer Society security website >> Wikipedia: information security >> Federal Trade Commission: protecting personal information >> The Open Group: security forum >> InformationWeek >> ScienceDirect... http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2007/05/31/224413/business-data-protection-the-expert-view.htm

...doing on Monday." He said he would prefer that Google allowed users to opt-in rather than opt-out. The US Federal Trade Commission has recommended that all ad-serving programs should be opt-in. But privacy groups have said the commission... http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/03/12/235245/google-to-profile-web-use-for-targeted-advertising.htm

...this month, show that about 31% of PCs unknowingly harbor at least one Trojan. The US Department of Justice, Federal Trade Commission and a host of industry coalitions have made stopping spyware a top priority, but their efforts have met... http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2006/08/08/217579/spyware-war-may-be-a-losing-battle-experts-say.htm

...activities do not go far enough to protect privacy, US privacy groups say. The World Privacy Forum has accused the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) of ignoring requests to keep genetic and other highly sensitive information private, according... http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/02/16/234826/us-privacy-groups-unhappy-with-new-online-ad-rules.htm

...still pending. Behaviour profiling has also been criticised in the US as a potential invasion of privacy. The Federal Trade Commission was subsequently forced into producing guidelines for marketers who want to use it. Yahoo, the leading... http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/02/24/234975/yahoo-to-launch-controversial-behaviour-based-advertising.htm

...Straw was forced to withdraw enabling legislation to allow the government to share personal details. In the US, the Federal Trade Commission issued guidelines for the use of behaviour-targeted marketing. In the UK, the Internet Advertising Bureau... http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/03/12/235251/targeted-web-marketing-tempts-consumer-backlash.htm

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ClearOne Granted Permanent Injunction Order in Federal Trade Secret Misappropriation Case ClearOne (Nasdaq: CLRO). Two orders, including a permanent injunction order prohibiting... http://www.zibb.com/article/5195475/ClearOne+Granted+Permanent+Injunction+Order+in+Federal+Trade+Secret+Misappropriation+Case