A privacy and credit-reporting complaint filed by the Center for Democracy and Technology against people-search Web site Spokeo.com is based on flawed assumptions about the site’s business model, a Spokeo executive said.
The CDT complaint, filed …

The Federal Trade Commission today announced that it is extending the deadline for public comments relating to its review of the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) Rule until July 12. On March 24, the …

In an extensive comment filing, advocacy groups urge the FTC to beef up and update COPPA to keep up with new technology.  The signatories of the comment were the following:

The Center for Digital Democracy,
American Academy …

For Release: Date 6/28/2010
FTC Obtains Court Order Halting International Scheme Responsible For More Than $10 Million In Unauthorized Charges On Consumers’ Credit and Debit Cards
Operation Used Expansive Network of “Money Mules”
At the request of the …

Twitter Settles Charges that it Failed to Protect Consumers Personal Information; Company Will Establish Independently Audited Information Security Program
Social networking service Twitter has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that it deceived consumers and …

The Federal Trade Commission has put the brakes on the business practices of an operation that was selling spyware and showing customers how to remotely install it on other people’s computers without their knowledge or …

FTC Approves Final Settlement Order with Dave & Busters
Following a public comment period, the Federal Trade Commission has approved a final settlement order with entertainment operation Dave & Busters. The final order settles charges that …

FTC Rejects COPPA Safe Harbor ApplicationThe Commission has rejected the application of iSAFE, Inc. to operate as a Safe Harbor program under the FTC Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule COPPA Rule. The application was submitted …

The EU Article 29 Working Party thinks so.  In a letter, the Working party stated that “[t]he concerns of WP29 are focussed on the retention and anonymisation policy of the 3 providers with regard to the …

[FULL TEXT FROM THE FTC PRESS RELEASE]
At the request of several Members of Congress, the Federal Trade Commission is further delaying enforcement of the “Red Flags” Rule through December 31, 2010, while Congress considers legislation …