FTC slaps Lenovo on the wrist for selling computers with secret adware
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The Federal Trade Commission found that Google did not violate antitrust and anticompetition laws, clearing the way for the company to further dominate the Web search field. WASHINGTON — The Federal Trade Commission on Thursday handed Google a major victory by declaring, after an investigation of nearly two years, that the company had not violated antitrust or anticompetition statutes in the way i
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「Google Buzz」のプライバシー侵害を巡るGoogleとFTCの和解が成立
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