EPIC - EPIC Sues Federal Trade Commission to Enforce Google Consent Order

In EPIC - EPIC Sues Federal Trade Commission to Enforce Google Consent Order
At http://epic.org/2012/02/epic-sues-federal-trade-commis-1.html

EPIC today filed a Complaint and a Motion for 
Temporary Restraining Order and Preliminary 
Injunction in Federal District Court in 
Washington, DC. EPIC is seeking to compel the 
Federal Trade Commission to act prior to March 1, 
when Google plans to make changes in its terms of 
service that will make it possible for the company 
to combine user data without user consent. EPIC 
alleges that this change in business practice is 
in clear violation of the consent order that 
Google entered into on October 13, 2011. The 
consent order arises from a complaint that EPIC 
brought to the Commission in February, 2010 
concerning Google Buzz and a similar attempt by 
Google to combine user data without user consent. 
For more information, see EPIC - In re Google 
Buzz, FTC - "FTC Charges Deceptive Privacy 
Practices in Google's Rollout of Its Buzz Social 
Network."
   
                
   
   


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Karl Dubost
Montréal, QC, Canada
http://www.la-grange.net/karl/

Received on Thursday, 9 February 2012 02:19:30 UTC