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FTC Complaint: Children’s Apps Not Really Educational

A complaint filed with the Federal Trade Commission last week claims that many mobile apps claiming to be educational are not. The Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood filed the complaint against Fisher-Price “Laugh and Learn” apps and Open Solutions, a software developer. The advocacy group argues that screen-play can even be harmful if it comes […]

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FTC supports ‘opt out’ option for Internet browser monitoring

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FTC issues report on debt collection reform

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Takeouts: FTC & Intel, Sotomayor, Colts/Jaguars

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Legislating the sound of silence: the Do Not Call Registry turns five

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