Google is paying $17 million to 37 states and the District of Columbia to make amends for the Internet search leader's snooping on millions of people using Safari Web browsers in 2011 and 2012.
Internet
Nov 18, 2013
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Taiwan-based electronics maker HTC settled charges with US regulators that it failed to provide adequate security for smartphones and tablet computers sold to Americans, officials said Friday.
Business
Feb 22, 2013
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Verizon Wireless will pay $90 million and Sprint $68 million to settle charges that the mobile giants allowed phony charges on their customers' monthly bills so they could keep a cut of the profit, federal regulators announced ...
Telecom
May 12, 2015
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Facebook is rewriting its privacy policy in plain-spoken English, and preparing new tools to show users how their personal data is used.
Internet
Mar 9, 2011
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Apple has agreed to refund at least $32.5 million to US customers for children's purchases from its online App Store without parental consent, US regulators said Wednesday.
Business
Jan 15, 2014
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Facebook may have to wait longer before resolving a U.S. government investigation into the company's mishandling of personal information.
Internet
May 25, 2019
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Facebook will agree to independent privacy audits for 20 years under a proposed settlement with US regulators over changes to its privacy settings, The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday.
Internet
Nov 10, 2011
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US Internet giant Google is preparing changes to its dominant search system to satisfy EU anti-trust authorities, the Financial Times said on Saturday.
Business
Apr 13, 2013
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President Barack Obama on Monday proposed strengthening laws against identity theft by requiring notification when consumer information is hacked and protecting students' private data.
Security
Jan 12, 2015
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(AP) -- Google Inc. said Monday that Arthur Levinson has resigned from the Internet search leader's board, averting a potential showdown with government regulators over his overlapping job as a director for computer and ...
Business
Oct 12, 2009
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