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Carrier IQ, the creepy monitoring software on 150 million or so Android devices, Nokias, and iPhones, may constitute a massive violation of privacy laws. The FTC and FCC are looking into it. In the meantime, enjoy your "smart" phone!

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google Jan 13, 2012 10,193 Google’s Newest Search Result? An FTC Antitrust Investigation
cosmopolitan Jan 6, 2012 14,902 Fun-Hating Parents Petition to Keep Cosmo from their Children
privacy Dec 14, 2011 8,304 Feds Probe Whether All Phones Spied on Everyone Constantly
carrier iq Dec 14, 2011 10,638 Carrier IQ Sits Down With the Feds for a Nice Long Talk
facebook Nov 29, 2011 45,839 Facebook Just Played the Government
facebook Nov 29, 2011 30,513 Facebook Finally Fixed Its Terrible Privacy Policy
facebook Nov 10, 2011 25,059 Why Your Government Lets Facebook Walk All Over You
facebook Nov 10, 2011 25,033 Government Forcing Facebook to Not Suck at Privacy
valleywag Oct 27, 2011 14,579 The Seedy, Spammy Past of Airbnb’s Co-Founder
privacy Sep 29, 2011 8,777 Hating Facebook Unites Democrats and Republicans
politics Sep 21, 2011 11,798 Google Is on Trial for Being Evil
iphone Sep 8, 2011 21,901 Hey Kids, the iPhone Will NOT Cure Acne
conflicts of interest Aug 18, 2011 82,203 Feds Say Ashton Kutcher Could Be in Trouble
badvertising Jul 7, 2011 44,626 Millions Conned By "Tiny Belly" Ads
privacy Jul 7, 2011 287,345 I Flunked My Social Media Background Check. Will You?
blip Jun 24, 2011 16,037 Google Tells FTC: Not Our Fault that ‘Our Milkshake Brings All the Boys to the Yard’
google Jun 23, 2011 5,656 Google’s Getting Subpoenaed by the FTC in Antitrust Probe
crime Jun 23, 2011 15,349 Google Under Investigation for Being Evil
crime Apr 28, 2011 29,627 FBI Cybercrimes Joins 22 States In Sweeping PlayStation Network Investigation
blip Apr 20, 2011 5,501 ESRB Lauds Retailers’ Performance In M-Rated Game Report
Ratings Win Apr 20, 2011 14,603 Undercover Operation Catches Video Game Retailers Enforcing Ratings
blip Apr 5, 2011 6,752 Google Might Get Hit With Antitrust Investigation
iphone Feb 24, 2011 17,084 The FTC Isn’t Very Happy With Some iPhone Games
apple Feb 18, 2011 8,192 DOJ and FTC Are Investigating Apple’s iOS Subscription Policies
exclusive Feb 16, 2011 13,711 Why were mommy bloggers paid for positive stories on Toyota?
shills Oct 27, 2010 17,065 Foursquare CEO Thought Secret Kickbacks Were Legal
lawsuits Sep 27, 2010 3,958 POM Sued for Not Having ‘Super Health Powers’
apple Sep 9, 2010 11,355 Did FTC Probe Cause Apple to Change App Rules?
legal Aug 26, 2010 9,214 Rock Band’s PR Agency Slapped By Federal Trade Commission [Update]
privacy Jul 30, 2010 1,909 Feds Pushing for Stronger Privacy While You Shop Online
lightbulb Jun 28, 2010 10,229 Lightbulb Labels Will Start To Look Like Nutrition Facts
all about the benjamins Jun 24, 2010 4,827 Is Derek Blasberg New York’s Greediest Writer?
rants Jun 24, 2010 5,930 The Pathetic Punishment of Twitter
rag trade Jun 16, 2010 4,200 Evan Rachel Wood Gets Gucci; Noémie Lenoir Returns To Work
Media Crack Jun 14, 2010 3,045 Zachery Kouwe Can’t Catch (Another) Break
unconfirmed Jun 10, 2010 12,145 US Targets Apple In iAd Antitrust Probe
politics Jun 4, 2010 14,931 FTC Proposes 5% Tax On "Consumer Electronics"
mobile May 21, 2010 31,712 How Apple Enabled Google’s $750 Million AdMob Purchase
data May 17, 2010 17,863 How Much Tech Companies Are Spending On Lobbying
apple May 5, 2010 18,607 Robert Reich: Leave Apple Alone and Investigate the Banks
apple May 4, 2010 15,675 Adobe Might Be Behind Apple Antitrust Rumblings

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