Monthly Archive: March 2011

Mar 31

Google Agrees to Settle FTC Claim Regarding Deceptive Privacy Practices

Tweet Google Inc. has agreed to settle FTC charges that it engaged in deceptive tactics and violated its own privacy pledges to consumers during the 2010 launch of its social network, Google Buzz. The proposed settlement requires that the company introduce a comprehensive privacy program to protect the privacy of consumers’ information—a requirement never before …

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Mar 11

News Bits

Tweet General Counsels from Yelp and Twitter discuss CDA Section 230 takedowns. Kashmir Hill asks:  Will a Spanish plastic surgeon’s efforts to purge from Google search results a 1991 news article about a former patient alleging that he botched a surgery – of which the surgeon was later cleared – ultimately lead to a European …

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