News tagged with trade policy
New lawsuit takes aim at Facebook privacy
A new lawsuit consolidating several complaints about Facebook's privacy policies was filed Friday in California, seeking damages for US users of the social network for improper tracking.
May 19, 2012 |
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Myspace settles privacy probe with FTC
(AP) -- Myspace, the once mighty social network, settled a privacy investigation by the Federal Trade Commission and agreed to submit to privacy audits over the next 20 years.
May 08, 2012 |
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China sets up rare earths industry group
(AP) -- China has set up a rare earths industry association to fend off trade complaints and help regulate the sector that is critical to global high-tech manufacturing.
Apr 09, 2012 |
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Lawsuit seeks to block Google's privacy changes (Update)
(AP) -- A consumer watchdog group is suing the Federal Trade Commission in an attempt to prevent Google from making sweeping changes to its privacy policies next month.
Feb 08, 2012 |
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Facebook fixes photo privacy bug
Facebook has fixed a bug that allowed the viewing of some private photographs of other members and which was reportedly used to access personal pictures of founder Mark Zuckerberg.
Dec 07, 2011 |
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Google to kill Buzz, focus social efforts on Plus
Google is getting ready to press the mute button on Buzz, an online social networking service that turned into a massive faux pas.
Oct 14, 2011 |
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Websites fail to protect personal data, researchers contend
By signing in to many of the Web's most popular sites, consumers send their names, email addresses or other personal information to other websites and data-collection companies, according to a Stanford University study that ...
Oct 12, 2011 |
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China's farm subsidies soar but OECD states' at record low
China's subsidies to farmers soared six-fold between 2008 and 2010 to $147 billion, making it the global leader, OECD data showed Wednesday, in what could complicate trade liberalisation talks.
Sep 22, 2011 |
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New research questions government's policy on youth careers
The lack of strategic planning by the Government in managing recent changes in careers services has been criticised by international experts in career guidance at the University of Derby, in a new report to be published today.
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Aug 08, 2011 |
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In cap and trade fight, environmentalists had spending edge over opponents, new report finds
New research challenges the commonly-held view that cap and trade legislation failed because of the spending advantages of opponents and false balance in news coverage. The report, "Climate Shift: Clear Vision for the Next ...
Apr 25, 2011 |
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Google to draw up new privacy policy for books
(AP) -- Google has agreed to draw up a separate privacy policy for its digital library in response to a request from the Federal Trade Commission.
Sep 03, 2009 |
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Climate change aims need to be better integrated
Specific measures to tackle climate change, such as emissions trading, will only be successful if they are coherently supported by other government policies addressing economic and social issues, says a report ...
Mar 26, 2009 |
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Relaxed trade rules boost African development, study finds
(PhysOrg.com) -- Often thought to be hobbled by corruption, poor infrastructure and a weak financial system, African exporters rose to the opportunities presented by a U.S. trade liberalization policy, a recent University ...
Jan 06, 2009 |
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