Microsoft (MSFT) is adding extra privacy controls to Internet Explorer to limit the amount of information that users disclose while surfing the Web.
The new Microsoft feature will allow users to create a list of sites that they want to block from tra…
A Federal Trade Commission probe into Google’s practices related to data collection from its Street View cars has been dropped after the world’s largest search-engine operator made changes to safeguard consumer privacy.
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Companies that claim to be environmentally friendly or say their products have certain so-called “green” benefits may face more stringent requirements as far as showing proof of such claims, the Federal Trade Commission said to…
Google’s controversial Street View service, which has raised privacy concerns in countries around the world, got the heave-ho from the Czech Republic Tuesday after failing to file for the proper registration to operate in that …
Next month, debt settlement firms will no longer be able to collect advance fees from consumers seeking to escape their credit card debts. In the meantime, unlucky debtors are reporting losses as the firms begin to go belly up,…