FTC Wants Spyware Distributors Pays

Sunday, June 15th, 2008

The Federal Trade Commission today told the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation that the power to invoke civil penalties on spyware distributors would aid in deterrence. Eileen Harrington, deputy director of the FTC's Bureau of Consumer Protection, said enforcement options, such as seeking consumer redress or making the operators ...

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MySpace Sexual Assault Lawsuit Dismissed

Saturday, May 17th, 2008

A federal appeals court has ruled that MySpace.com is immune from a lawsuit over the alleged sexual assault of a teenage girl by a man she met on the social networking Web site. The Texas girl's family had sued MySpace and its parent company, News Corp., claiming that MySpace didn't protect ...

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