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Trans-Atlantic war over Google

Europe’s moves to rein in Google -- including a court ruling this month ordering the search giant to give people a say in what pops up when someone searches their name -- may be seen in Brussels as striking a blow for the little guy. But across the Atlantic, the idea that users should be able to edit Google search results in the name of privacy is being slammed as weird and difficult to enforce at best and a crackdown on free speech at worst.

Apple in Talks With Comcast About Streaming-TV Service

Apple is in talks with Comcast about teaming up for a streaming-television service that would use an Apple set-top box and get special treatment on Comcast's cables to ensure it bypasses congestion on the Web, people familiar with the matter say. The deal, if sealed, would mark a new level of cooperation and integration between a technology company and a cable provider to modernize TV viewing.

President Obama ‘remains committed’ to network neutrality

“President Obama remains committed to an open internet, where consumers are free to choose the websites they want to visit and the online services they want to use, and where online innovators are allowed to compete on a level playing field based on the quality of their products.”

Will the FCC strike down AT&T’s Sponsored Data plan?

Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler indicated that he'd be watching closely as AT&T rolled out a new offering called Sponsored Data, which promises to keep certain mobile browsing from counting against your monthly data cap but which has raised the ire of network neutrality advocates.

Borrowers Hit Social Media Hurdles

More lending companies are mining Facebook, Twitter and other social media data to help determine a borrower's creditworthiness or identity, a trend that is raising concerns among consumer groups and regulators.

Cheryl A. Leanza, President

FTC Chair Edith Ramirez Fights for Data Security and Privacy Rights

Trans-Atlantic war over Google

Apple in Talks With Comcast About Streaming-TV Service

Why do governments keep banning social media when it never works out for them?

President Obama ‘remains committed’ to network neutrality

Ever Get the Feeling You’ve Been Cheated (Out of an Open Internet)?

Will the FCC strike down AT&T’s Sponsored Data plan?

Borrowers Hit Social Media Hurdles

AT&T’s New “Sponsored Data” Scheme is a Tremendous Loss for All of Us

With “Sponsored Data” AT&T is double dipping. And that’s just dirty