http://www.itworld.com/taxonomy/term/409/all xx http://www.itworld.com/internet/80274/blog-brought-you-federal-trade-commission Bad news, freebie bloggers: The FTC is coming down on you like a tray of dishes -- and not just on bloggers, but anyone who uses social media. If you receive money or something for free and you blog, tweet, write up a positive review on Amazon, or share something nice about it with your 4,987 closest Facebook friends, the FTC wants you to disclose that fact or face fines of up to $11,000. http://www.itworld.com/internet/80274/blog-brought-you-federal-trade-commission#comments Internet Opinion blogging FTC Thu, 08 Oct 2009 13:13:10 -0400 ITworld staff 80274 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/internet/80015/yes-even-you-may-be-covered-by-ftc-rule New rules on paid endorsements may give readers a false sense that blogs are telling them the truth. While many bloggers will doubtless follow the Federal Trade Commission's requirements, there are too many blogs and too few enforcers. http://www.itworld.com/internet/80015/yes-even-you-may-be-covered-by-ftc-rule#comments Government Internet Opinion blogging FTC Tue, 06 Oct 2009 12:11:38 -0400 ITworld staff 80015 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/internet/80019/ftcs-new-rules-bloggers-a-quick-guide As of December 1, the Federal Trade Commission is going to require bloggers, and prominent tweeters and Facebook types to disclose any paid endorsements to their followers, online friends and readers. These new rules have the potential to change everyone's online habits. Here's what you need to know: http://www.itworld.com/internet/80019/ftcs-new-rules-bloggers-a-quick-guide#comments Government Internet Opinion blogging FTC Tue, 06 Oct 2009 11:48:40 -0400 ITworld staff 80019 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/internet/79862/ftc-tells-bloggers-disclose-payments-freebies-reviews The U.S. Federal Trade Commission today released new guidelines requiring all bloggers to disclose any payments or freebies they get from companies in exchange for reviewing their products. http://www.itworld.com/internet/79862/ftc-tells-bloggers-disclose-payments-freebies-reviews#comments Government Internet News blogging FTC Mon, 05 Oct 2009 15:18:52 -0400 ITworld staff 79862 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/government/70268/ftc-web-site-down-monday FTC.gov is down for several hours, but no cause is immediately identified. http://www.itworld.com/government/70268/ftc-web-site-down-monday#comments Government Internet News FTC Mon, 06 Jul 2009 17:19:55 -0400 ITworld staff 70268 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/security/68988/spam-drops-15-percent-after-ftc-pricewert-takedown According to e-mail security vendor Marshal8e6, total spam volume dropped by about 15 percent last week, as the FTC got a court order to pull the plug on a notorious ISP named Pricewert. http://www.itworld.com/security/68988/spam-drops-15-percent-after-ftc-pricewert-takedown#comments Security News FTC ISP spam Mon, 08 Jun 2009 20:43:11 -0400 ITworld staff 68988 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/security/68820/court-shuts-down-rogue-isp-after-ftc-complaint A judge has ordered that an ISP be shut down after the FTC complained that the company recruits and hosts spammers, child pornographers and other criminals. http://www.itworld.com/security/68820/court-shuts-down-rogue-isp-after-ftc-complaint#comments Government Security News fraud FTC ISP regulation spam Thu, 04 Jun 2009 14:34:29 -0400 ITworld staff 68820 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/legal/67971/us-ftc-drops-rambus-antitrust-case The FTC has officially dropped its antitrust case against memory maker Rambus, after losing a Supreme Court case in February. http://www.itworld.com/legal/67971/us-ftc-drops-rambus-antitrust-case#comments Government Legal News antitrust DRAM FTC memory Rambus Fri, 15 May 2009 10:38:54 -0400 ITworld staff 67971 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/business/67635/about-schmidt-google-ceo-wont-resign-apple-board Speaking to reporters before Google's annual shareholders meeting, CEO Eric Schmidt said he had no plans to step down from Apple's board and predicted that the government's probe wouldn't find anything wrong with the close relationship between Google and Apple. http://www.itworld.com/business/67635/about-schmidt-google-ceo-wont-resign-apple-board#comments Business News Apple Eric Schmidt FTC Google Fri, 08 May 2009 11:51:49 -0400 ITworld staff 67635 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/legal/67485/why-ftc-probe-google-and-apple-wont-matter Let's say Google and Apple are busted. What's the worst that could happen? Eric Schmidt and Arthur Levinson will quietly resign from one of the conflicting boards, and then the problem goes away. http://www.itworld.com/legal/67485/why-ftc-probe-google-and-apple-wont-matter#comments IT management/strategy Legal Opinion antitrust Apple Arthur Levinson Eric Schmidt FTC Google Tue, 05 May 2009 21:19:14 -0400 ITworld staff 67485 at http://www.itworld.com