Gator bites back in ad battle
News Webster also said that the IAB is considering pressing the issue with the Federal Trade Commission. Gator, based in Redwood City, California, filed a lawsuit late on Monday in California federal court against the IAB to "protect the right to...
[August 29, 2001, 9:50]
Anti-spyware: Into the front lines
News After a first report on the issue last November, Schwartz's group filed a first round of complaints with the Federal Trade Commission on Wednesday about so-called anti-spyware products that the group contends are abusing customers' trust.
[February 12, 2004, 14:40]
Stealth pop-ups barred
News The Federal Trade Commission said it had reached a settlement with San Diego-based D Squared Solutions that bars the company from sending pop-up ads via Windows Messenger service. In November, a federal judge temporarily halted D Squared's pop-up...
[August 10, 2004, 9:50]
Critics snapping at Gator's heels
News The IAB, which represents the $8bn online ad business, is also considering pressing the issue with the Federal Trade Commission. Under one method, a person who is visiting a flower-delivery company's Web site, for example, might receive a so-called...
[August 28, 2001, 14:15]
US anti-spyware bill clears another hurdle
News The bill also zaps state anti-spyware laws, such as one enacted in Utah, and gives the Federal Trade Commission the power to sue violators. Also, a federal prosecutor recently noted that the Justice Department already had sufficient legal authority...
[June 25, 2004, 11:55]
FTC to launch all-out assault on spyware merchants
News The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is scheduled to announce on Tuesday an aggressive new strategy in taking on alleged purveyors of spyware. In what could prove to be one the great second acts in Internet history, erstwhile king of spam Sanford...
[October 12, 2004, 15:05]
Anti-spyware 'deceiving consumers'
News In a complaint filed with the Federal Trade Commission, the Centre for Democracy and Technology (CDT) said software developer Mail Wiper and its marketing affiliate Seismic Entertainment Productions have misled consumers in promotions for anti...
[February 12, 2004, 11:20]
Uncle spam needs you
News Last week, the US Federal Trade Commission said it plans to launch a "systematic attack" on deceptive email, including law enforcement action against spammers. So what's a Web surfer to do until the federal government outlaws the practice?
[February 5, 2002, 14:39]
Google takes a stand against pop-ups
News In addition, it suggested consumers complain to the Federal Trade Commission if they feel duped by a program creating pop-ups. If you get a pop-up advertisement when searching on Google, don't blame the search site.
[January 30, 2002, 11:59]
Web surfers brace for pop-up downloads
News The Federal Trade Commission recently brought a case against people who were using such tactics to install a dial-up account for expensive 1-900 numbers. Web surfers who thought online advertisements were becoming increasing obtrusive may be...
[April 8, 2002, 12:28]
Man arrested for porn domain deceit
News And in 2001, the Federal Trade Commission sued Zuccarini on similar charges. Last year, a federal court ordered Zuccarini to stop deluging Internet users with porn and gambling pop-up ads when they mistyped a Web address.
[September 4, 2003, 17:00]
Spyware kingpin hammered for $4m
News The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has wrapped up its first major spyware lawsuit with a $4m (£2.1m) judgment against spam king-turned-spyware master Sanford Wallace. Wallace and Smartbot.net were charged with deceptively dropping spyware onto...
[May 5, 2006, 10:50]
Botnets and spyware still on the rise
News The US Federal Trade Commission and its counterparts abroad recently announced that they'd urge Internet Service Providers to crack down on zombie perpetrators. But unlike zombie programs, they are mainly designed to report users' browsing habits...
[July 12, 2005, 14:20]
US antispam measure heads for legal status
News It permits, but does not require, the Federal Trade Commission to establish a "do not spam" registry, overrides many state laws, and imposes an "opt out" standard instead of a more stringent "opt in" requirement.
[November 24, 2003, 9:55]
