FTC - AllFacebook http://allfacebook.com The Unofficial Facebook Blog - Facebook News, Facebook Marketing, Facebook Business, and More! Copyright 2013 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 19:48:41 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 Facebook Offers Best Practices For Mobile Developers To Thwart Security Threats Facebook participated in the Federal Trade Commission’s Public Forum on Threats to Mobile Devices earlier this week, and it shared some of the best practices agreed upon at the forum in a note on the Facebook Security page.

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]]> David Cohen http://allfacebook.com/best-practices-mobile-developers-security-threats_b119312#disqus_thread http://allfacebook.com/best-practices-mobile-developers-security-threats_b119312 http://allfacebook.com/?p=119312 Thu, 06 Jun 2013 12:15:22 +0000 Facebook Will Let Users Know If Ads Were Targeted As Facebook rolls out more and more advertising options, the backlash from users about ad targeting has grown. Facebook aims to solve that, according to AdAge, by showing users a logo on targeted ads served through Facebook Exchange (FBX). However, the logo will only be shown when users mouses over the gray “X” in the corner of the ad, usually used to hide it.

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]]> Justin Lafferty http://allfacebook.com/facebook-target-ad-notification_b109974#disqus_thread http://allfacebook.com/facebook-target-ad-notification_b109974 http://allfacebook.com/?p=109974 Mon, 04 Feb 2013 15:21:26 +0000 BOOK REVIEW: ‘Facebook Nation: Total Information Awareness’ Is A Must Newton Lee’s book, Facebook Nation: Total Information Awareness, is a great book for social media experts, offering a comprehensive look at Facebook in the context of social media, and covering privacy well.

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]]> Will M http://allfacebook.com/book-review-facebook-nation_b108505#disqus_thread http://allfacebook.com/book-review-facebook-nation_b108505 http://allfacebook.com/?p=108505 Tue, 15 Jan 2013 11:54:36 +0000 Ads Can Now Be Targeted Toward Children Under 13 A change in the Child Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) means that children under the age of 13 can be shown ads targeted toward them when they’re online. This could lead to Facebook lowering its age of admission.

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]]> Justin Lafferty http://allfacebook.com/coppa-change-ads_b107174#disqus_thread http://allfacebook.com/coppa-change-ads_b107174 http://allfacebook.com/?p=107174 Wed, 19 Dec 2012 18:45:02 +0000 Facebook Seeks FTC Clarification On Possible Changes To COPPA Facebook submitted a filing to the Federal Trade Commission seeking clarification on whether the social network and other websites will be able to show first-party advertising to children if the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) is updated by the agency.

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]]> David Cohen http://allfacebook.com/ftc-clarification-possible-changes-coppa_b100988#disqus_thread http://allfacebook.com/ftc-clarification-possible-changes-coppa_b100988 http://allfacebook.com/?p=100988 Mon, 01 Oct 2012 12:33:21 +0000 Report: 15 Percent Of Social Media Ratings, Reviews, Facebook Likes May Be Fake By 2014 As more consumers rely on social networks for recommendations and reviews, more and more of that content, including likes on Facebook, is being paid for by brands, with a report from research firm Gartner projecting that 10 percent to 15 percent of social media ratings and reviews will be fake by 2014, going as far as to predict that the Federal Trade Commission will bring litigation against at least two Fortune 500 companies for such conduct over the next two years.

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]]> David Cohen http://allfacebook.com/gartner-fake-reviews-recommendations-likes_b99817#disqus_thread http://allfacebook.com/gartner-fake-reviews-recommendations-likes_b99817 http://allfacebook.com/?p=99817 Mon, 17 Sep 2012 12:34:00 +0000 California Gives Thumbs-Up To Facebook/Instagram Deal The long-awaited acquisition of Instagram by Facebook cleared another major hurdle on Wednesday. The California Department of Corporations approved the social network’s request to issue stock following the purchase of the popular photo-sharing application. While the deal has yet to officially close, it is almost a done deal.

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]]> Justin Lafferty http://allfacebook.com/california-gives-thumbs-up-to-facebookinstagram-deal_b98569#disqus_thread http://allfacebook.com/california-gives-thumbs-up-to-facebookinstagram-deal_b98569 http://allfacebook.com/?p=98569 Wed, 29 Aug 2012 17:35:52 +0000 FTC Approves Facebook’s Acquisition Of Instagram It’s official: Photo-sharing application Instagram is now a Facebook entity. The Federal Trade Commission announced Wednesday that it has ended its investigation into the deal and given its blessing to go forward. The acquisition was first valued at $1 billion, but due to Facebook’s tumbling stock value, it’s now worth somewhere around $735 million.

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]]> Justin Lafferty http://allfacebook.com/ftc-facebook-instagram_b98005#disqus_thread http://allfacebook.com/ftc-facebook-instagram_b98005 http://allfacebook.com/?p=98005 Wed, 22 Aug 2012 19:55:48 +0000 U.K. Office Of Fair Trading Approves Facebook-Instagram Deal Facebook’s pending acquisition of photo-sharing application Instagram cleared one hurdle across the pond when the U.K. Office of Fair Trading signed off on the deal.

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]]> David Cohen http://allfacebook.com/u-k-office-of-fair-trading-facebook-instagram_b97151#disqus_thread http://allfacebook.com/u-k-office-of-fair-trading-facebook-instagram_b97151 http://allfacebook.com/?p=97151 Tue, 14 Aug 2012 11:00:07 +0000 Facebook Verified Apps Weren’t So Verified When the Federal Trade Commission announced Friday that its privacy settlement with Facebook was finalized, one of the conditions mentioned in last November’s agreement was the social network’s December 2009 shuttering of its verified applications program. The Guardian offered more details on why the verified apps program was scrapped.

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]]> David Cohen http://allfacebook.com/verified-apps-not-verified_b97019#disqus_thread http://allfacebook.com/verified-apps-not-verified_b97019 http://allfacebook.com/?p=97019 Mon, 13 Aug 2012 11:06:53 +0000 FTC: Privacy Settlement With Facebook Finalized The privacy settlement between Facebook and the Federal Trade Commission, announced in late November of last year, is now finalized, as the period of public comment has expired.

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]]> David Cohen http://allfacebook.com/ftc-privacy-settlement-finalized_b96945#disqus_thread http://allfacebook.com/ftc-privacy-settlement-finalized_b96945 http://allfacebook.com/?p=96945 Fri, 10 Aug 2012 13:44:48 +0000 Facebook Launches Phish@fb.com Email Address To Report Phishing Facebook made it easier for its users to report phishing attempts by launching email address phish@fb.com.

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]]> David Cohen http://allfacebook.com/phish-at-fb-com_b96798#disqus_thread http://allfacebook.com/phish-at-fb-com_b96798 http://allfacebook.com/?p=96798 Thu, 09 Aug 2012 12:00:38 +0000 U.K. Office Of Fair Trading Investigates Facebook’s Acquisition Of Instagram Facebook’s $1 billion acquisition of photo-sharing app Instagram is coming under scrutiny in the U.K., as competition regulator the Office of Fair Trading expressed concerns that the social network might prevent Instagram users from uploading photos to other sites, or restrict similar applications’ ability to upload photos to Facebook.

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]]> David Cohen http://allfacebook.com/u-k-oft-investigates-instagram_b92784#disqus_thread http://allfacebook.com/u-k-oft-investigates-instagram_b92784 http://allfacebook.com/?p=92784 Mon, 25 Jun 2012 10:00:48 +0000 Facebook’s Acquisition Of Instagram Will Likely Not Be Final By Its IPO Date Charging onward to the most gargantuan tech initial public offering of all-time, questions have surfaced as to whether the Federal Trade Commission’s investigation of the merger-and-acquisition deal between Facebook and Instagram could delay the IPO, which is slated for May 18.

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]]> Julie D. Andrews http://allfacebook.com/ftc-instagram-investigation_b88622#disqus_thread http://allfacebook.com/ftc-instagram-investigation_b88622 http://allfacebook.com/?p=88622 Fri, 11 May 2012 14:15:43 +0000 Facebook's FTC Settlement May Help Child Monitoring Will Facebook’s recent settlement with the Federal Trade Commission over alleged privacy violations impact software companies that help parents monitor the Facebook habits of their kids?

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