Facebook, WhatsApp deal: US FTC told to halt acquisition

(By Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg) The Federal Trade Commission said Thursday it had settled its charges against home security firm ADT for paying safety and technology experts to endorse their online home monitoring system on NBC's "Today" show and ...

ADT's on-air "independent" experts have set off all kinds of alarms at the Federal Trade Commission, which found that the home security company failed to disclose that the experts, which appeared on more than 40 different media outlets, were paid to ...

The UK information Commissioner's Office (ICO) and the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) yesterday signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to promote increased cooperation and communication between the two agencies in their efforts to protect ...

DEERFIELD, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Beam Inc. (NYSE: BEAM) today announced that the U.S. Federal Trade Commission has granted early termination of the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act waiting period to review the proposed acquisition of Beam by Suntory ...

ET Bureau | 6 Mar, 2014, 01.11AM IST Post a Comment The US Federal Trade Commission has shared details of its probe into alleged violation of competition practices by Google in the US with the Competition Commission of India. NEW DELHI: The competition ...

The FBI and the Federal Trade Commission have issued a warning against 'Cryptolocker', a malicious software that bars access to computer files, including personal documents and photos, until users pay a "ransom" of about USD 300 (over Rs 18,600).

The US Federal Trade Commission ( FTC) has reportedly approval Google's acquisition of Nest for 3.2 billion dollars. Nest is a connected devices company best known for making a smart home thermostat and Google expected to close its deal in the next few months ...

Under the terms of the settlement, announced on Wednesday by the Federal Trade Commission, Apple also will be required to change its billing practices to ensure it has obtained consent from consumers before charging for items sold in mobile apps.

Federal Trade Commission said Apple will make full refunds for any such in-app purchases made by kids while playing on mobile phones. Apple Inc will refund consumers at least $32.5 million to settle a longstanding complaint that the technology company billed ...