Thursday | 8 January, 2009
Stories about: Federal Trade Commission
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The tale of two busted spammers 30/07/2008 09:51:15
Being a technology reporter, my e-mail inbox is a crowded place. - +
Soloway case reveals big business behind spam 16/07/2008 09:07:49
Selling the tools used by spammers is easy money, at least until you get caught. Just ask Adam Sweaney, a man charged with computer fraud who took the stand at the sentencing hearing in Seattle for Robert Soloway, the so-called spam king. - +
Antitrust review of Google-Yahoo deal no surprise 04/07/2008 07:12:48
News reports this week that the US Department of Justice is formally reviewing a proposed advertising deal between Google and Yahoo came as no surprise to some tech trade groups and advocacy groups based in Washington. - +
Laptops lost like hot cakes at US airports 01/07/2008 09:19:25
Keep laptops close at airports, because they have a startling tendency to disappear in the blink of an eye, according to a new survey. - +
Google, Yahoo and the elephant in the room 16/06/2008 08:12:04
Despite assurances from Google and Yahoo that their online advertising deal doesn't need regulatory approval, the two companies should not be too quick to dismiss Microsoft's influence on Capitol Hill. - +
No fast resolution seen for FTC's antitrust probe of Intel 13/06/2008 07:48:38
The antitrust investigation of Intel begun by the Federal Trade Commission last week is unlikely to be resolved before the next administration takes office in Washington, an antitrust legal group predicted Thursday. - +
Researchers say notification laws in US not lowering ID theft 06/06/2008 10:41:42
Over the past five years, 43 U.S. states have adopted data breach notification laws, but has all of this legislation actually cut down on identity theft? Not according to researchers at Carnegie Mellon University who have published a state-by-state analysis of data supplied by the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC). - +
More laws, collaboration required for online safety 06/06/2008 09:31:44
Washington state's attorney general is only half joking when he suggests that perhaps sites like Facebook and MySpace should require members to use a credit card to sign up for access as a way to prove their identity. - +
Canadian group charges that Facebook violates privacy laws 02/06/2008 09:11:03
A Canadian public policy group Friday filed a complaint charging Facebook with 22 separate violations of a Canadian personal information protection law. - +
Researcher: Ad software maker likely violates copyright 30/05/2008 10:04:24
Some videos offered by advertising software maker Zango are likely being distributed without permission from the copyright holders, according to a spyware researcher. - +
Third-party advertisers tracking users in Google ad network 30/05/2008 07:55:12
Google is apparently allowing third-party advertisers to track consumers using the company's ad network, a practice that raised concerns from one privacy advocate.
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Computerworld Live Podcast #98: The Future of Datacentre IP 18/12/2008 10:33:00
CW Live speaks withLin Nease, Director of Emerging Business for HP ProCurve, to discuss the future of networks, including the effect of IP-based storage on datacentres, new capacity requirements generated by the use of 10Gb Ethernet, and how an efficient network design can slash energy and cooling costs, and help enterprises build a "green" image. - +
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This week CW Live chats with Mark Thompson, global sales and marketing manager for HP ProCurve, on the future of the enterprise networking. Mark discusses the trends we can expect to see in the near future and how the right infrastructure can ensure your enterprise network is secure. - +
Computerworld Live Podcast #96: Security at the Edge 11/06/2008 09:22:22
CW Live speaks with Amol Mitra, HP ProCurve Director of Marketing for Asia Pacific and Japan. Today's topic: how enterprises are starting to shift away from simply controlling security via server logins, firewalls and moving to more adaptive security frameworks. - +
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This week we look at sustainability and the development of multicore technologies to build multi-petascale systems. - +
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