Yesterday, the FTC announced that it has settled charges against Upromise, Inc., a company that enables consumers to receive rebates when shopping at partner merchants. (The rebates are placed in college savings accounts—hence Upromise’s name.) According to the Commission’s complaint, Upromise offered online users a toolbar feature, which, when
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Google Buzz FTC Settlement Accepted
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Following a public comment period that began in March of this year, the Federal Trade Commission has accepted as final a settlement with Google relating to the social network “Buzz” product that was launched in 2010. (For more details about the Buzz product and its launch see Inside Privacy’s prior post, here). As the Commission’s press release states, “The settlement resolves charges that Google used deceptive tactics and violated its own privacy promises to consumers when it launched its social network, Google Buzz . . . .”
The Commission voted 4-0 to approve the settlement, which imposes numerous requirements on Google, including:Continue Reading Google Buzz FTC Settlement Accepted