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14 Sep 2010, 8:36 am by Robert D. Forbes
FTC Chairman Jon Leibowitz has publicly stated that the commission is considering implementing a "do not track" list along the lines of the Do Not Call registry, and the commission is expected to release draft guidelines regarding behavioral advertising this fall. [1] Adobe itself condemns this practice, and is not named as a defendant in any of the three lawsuits. [read post]
19 Aug 2010, 9:17 pm by Josh Wright
  First, the Commissioner complained that the Barnett administration did not evenhandedly invite relevant stakeholders to the Section 2 hearings; and now he complains that the Leibowitz FTC and Varney DOJ’s are guilty of the same offense. [read post]
19 Aug 2010, 9:01 pm
In a statement released this afternoon, FTC Chairman Jon Leibowitz called the revised guidelines “a clear and systematic description of the techniques the FTC and the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice use to review mergers, and a document that has received bi-partisan and unanimous support from the Commission. [read post]
12 Aug 2010, 7:38 pm by John Watts & M. Stan Herring
"With this rule we'll be taking a major step towards cleaning up the Wild West of debt settlement," FTC Chairman Jon Leibowitz says. [read post]
10 Aug 2010, 9:24 am by Harlan Yu
FTC Chairman Jon Leibowitz told a Senate Commerce subcommittee last month that Do Not Track is “one promising area” for regulatory action and that the Commission plans to issue a report in the fall about “whether this is one viable way to proceed. [read post]
7 Aug 2010, 5:11 pm
But those were the words of Federal Trade Commission Chairman Jon Leibowitz last month announcing new rules to rein in the predatory practices of for-profit debt relief firms. [read post]
5 Aug 2010, 9:24 am
Intel Agrees to Settle FTC Allegations of Anticompetitive Conduct This posting was written by Jeffrey May, Editor of CCH Trade Regulation Reporter.FTC Chairman Jon Leibowitz, joined by Commissioner Julie Brill and Bureau of Competition Director Richard Feinstein, announced today a proposed consent order to resolve the agency’s action against Intel Corporation for allegedly stifling competition in the markets for computer chips. [read post]
4 Aug 2010, 3:10 pm by John Watts & M. Stan Herring
“Too many of these companies pick the last dollar out of consumers’ pocket and, far from leaving them better off, push them deeper into debt, even bankruptcy,” Jon Leibowitz, chairman of the F.T.C., said in a statement announcing the regulations. [read post]
4 Aug 2010, 4:38 am by Mandelman
Throughout the year, I’ve chastised Fed Chair Ben Bernanke, Edward Yingling, the President of the American Bankers Association, John Coursen, the President of the Mortgage Bankers Association, FDIC Chair Sheila Bair, although I keep flip-flopping on whether I like her or not, Treasury Secretary Tim “Transparency” Geithner, Lord Blankcheck/Lloyd Blankfein, CEO of Goldman Sachs, Howard Miller, President of the California Bar Association, Assistant Treasury Secretary Michael Barr, FTC… [read post]
3 Aug 2010, 4:15 pm by JA Hodnicki
Daniel Sokol The FTC press release reports: Federal Trade Commission Chairman Jon Leibowitz will be joined by Bureau of Competition Director Richard Feinstein at FTC Headquarters on Wednesday, August 4, 2010, at 10:00 a.m. [read post]
3 Aug 2010, 4:15 pm by JA Hodnicki
Daniel Sokol The FTC press release reports: Federal Trade Commission Chairman Jon Leibowitz will be joined by Bureau of Competition Director Richard Feinstein at FTC Headquarters on Wednesday, August 4, 2010, at 10:00 a.m. [read post]
3 Aug 2010, 4:12 pm by Josh Wright
  Here’s the FTC announcement: Federal Trade Commission Chairman Jon Leibowitz will be joined by Bureau of Competition Director Richard Feinstein at FTC Headquarters on Wednesday, August 4, 2010, at 10:00 a.m. [read post]
30 Jul 2010, 5:22 am
One possible approach is the use of standardized terms or formats, Leibowitz said. [read post]
28 Jul 2010, 2:19 pm by Hunton & Williams LLP
In the latest chapter of the Federal Trade Commission’s ongoing efforts to promote consumer privacy with respect to online behavioral advertising, FTC Chairman Jon Leibowitz has reportedly suggested that the FTC may propose a Do Not Track Registry. [read post]
27 Jul 2010, 7:18 pm
House Oversight Committee Hears from Antitrust Agency HeadsThis posting was written by Jeffrey May, Editor of CCH Trade Regulation Reporter.The heads of the federal antitrust agencies provided an update to members of the House Judiciary Committee's Courts and Competition Policy Subcommittee this morning on their agencies' enforcement priorities and recent actions.The July 27 hearing was the subcommittee's first oversight hearing to examine antitrust enforcement under the Obama… [read post]
27 Jul 2010, 10:38 am by Berin Szoka
The Senate Commerce Committee will hold yet another hearing today (7/27/10) at 2:30pm Eastern with two panels: Witness Panel 1 FTC Chairman Jon Leibowitz FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski Witness Panel 2 Guy “Bud” Tribble, Apple’s VP for Software Technology Bret Taylor, Facebook CTO Alma Whitten, Google’s Privacy Engineering Lead Jim Harper, Cato Institute Dorothy Atwood, AT&T’s Senior Vice President, Public Policy… [read post]