FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler wants consumers to know he has their backs as he makes a final push to get new rules in place to protect online privacy and open competition in the cable set-top box market. In a commentary published Wednesday on CNET, Wheeler ticked off several consumer-friendly policies and rules his agency has …
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The push and pull continues on how much the FCC will be able to safeguard your privacy on the internet. In a major shift in policy, Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler eased back in his proposal for regulating privacy practices of internet service providers to keep them in line with the less restrictive approach of the Federal Trade Commission. …
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Google’s YouTube Kids app is again under fire from child advocacy groups. But this time around, the charges are far more serious. The Campaign for Commercial Free Childhood (CCFC) and the Center for Digital Democracy (CDD) issued a letter to the Federal Trade Commission on Tuesday saying that the YouTube Kids app is “rife” with content that is not only …
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