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Intel CEO aims to improve diversity; Ford experiments with car tech; FTC chair talks privacy
2015-01-07 07:58:46| Automakers - Topix.net
The tech industry says it wants more diversity in its workforce, but the actual hiring doesn't reflect that. Intel CEO Brian Krzanich challenged his own company and the entire industry to do more.
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car
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FTC warns on data grabbed by gadgets
2015-01-07 01:26:21| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
A "deeply personal" picture of every consumer could be grabbed by futuristic smart gadgets, warned the chair of the US Federal Trade Commission.
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Consumer Groups Push FTC To Investigate Popular Candy Social Media...
2014-12-30 20:40:41| Food - Topix.net
According to a Request for Investigation filed with the Federal Trade Commission on December 9, 2014, a coalition of consumer and children's privacy rights organizations has asked for a federal investigation of the Topps Company for allegedly violating the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act by collecting personal information and photos from children without parental permission in a social media contest. The groups challenge a Topps Co.
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Lilly must divest Sentinel products after FTC nod on Novartis deal
2014-12-22 19:44:54| Biotech - Topix.net
Eli Lilly and Co has won approval to buy Novartis AG's animal health unit on condition that it divests its Sentinel line of products for treating heartworm in dogs, the Federal Trade Commission said on Monday. The French company Virbac SA will buy the Sentinel product line now owned by Novartis Animal Health, the FTC said.
FTC cracking down on car dealer ads with fine print that's too... fine [w/video]
2014-12-20 04:42:05| Auto Dealers - Topix.net
Two years ago the Federal Trade Commission served notice to five car dealers over what it considered breaches of the Truth in Lending Act regulations. One of the issues was that certain dealer ads promised to pay off the loan on a buyer's trade-in, regardless of the amount; customers thought they were getting completely out of a loan, but the dealerships would add the negative equity from the old loan into the purchase price of the new car.
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