Just one day after Sen. Al Franken asked Carrier IQ, mobile phone carriers and smartphone manufacturers to answer several questions regarding the purpose of Carrier IQ, another politician has stepped in to get the Federal Trade Commission involved. Congressman Edward J. Markey, who is also the co-chairman of the Congressional Bi-Partisan Privacy Caucus, sent a letter to the chairman of the FTC asking for an investigation into Carrier IQ’s software.

HTC and Apple are currently in a legal dispute. The International Trade Commission determined that HTC violated two of Apple’s patents. HTC is trying to overturn that preliminary decision based on evidence it claims to possess. Even Google said it will make sure HTC doesn’t lose this dispute. Even with all this going on, HTC is still willing to settle things with Apple amicably.

It’s no secret that some employers do more than just look at resumes and conduct interviews when deciding when to hire someone. With social networks such as Facebook and Twitter, it’s fairly simple to discover someone’s actual personality. It’s always a good idea to assume what you post on the internet could be used against you.

At launch Google’s stab at social networking outraged many at the lack of concern over privacy. Since launch, Google has made many changes (rather quickly too) in efforts to right the wrongs the company committed. Rumored to be tomorrow, Google will reset everyone’s privacy, asking users to confirm their settings. The move is a good more »

It seems like over night Google went from one of the most loved companies on the Internet to one of the most hated. All because of it’s new Buzz service. First a lot of users complain about privacy issues, which Google fixes in days. Then there are complaints that it doesn’t work as well as more »

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has announced a new set of rules for bloggers, which will require them to reveal any paid endorsements that they receive. For instance, if you receive money from a company to review their product and post the review online, you will have to disclose this information in your post. Any more »

More than a year or so ago many people might be hard pressed to see too many areas in which Apple and Google compete. Sure, they both had photo editing and hosting services in Picasa and iPhoto/MobileMe, but that’s about it. Now their increasing number of competing markets is getting the Federal Trade Commission involved. more »