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Alyon Blasts FTC, May Seek Compensation

Alyon Technologies Inc. threatened to seek compensation from the Federal Trade Commission if it doesn’t come to “satisfactory” terms in a case against the online adult billing processor. Alyon claims an FTC press release was “designed to undermine Alyon’s ability to remain in business.”

Nocreditcard.com Applauds FTC Apology in Alyon Case

Nocreditcard.com applauds the FTC's apology (http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2004/04/alyon416.htm) following the Federal ruling last July in favor of its primary billing provider in the US, Alyon Technologies Inc.

Tower Settles FTC Charges; Alyon Notation Altered

The Federal Trade Commission said it has settled with Tower Records over a security flaw in the music giant’s website that exposed customer data to other Internet surfers. Separately, the FTC said that a press release it issued on adult payment processor Alyon Technologies Inc. was incorrect.

FTC Orders ‘SEXUALLY EXPLICIT’ Spam Labels

“SEXUALLY EXPLICIT.” That’s what the Federal Trade Commission is requiring all online adult spam email to be labeled on subject lines starting May 19. The Tuesday announcement, in response to a measure by Congress, also ordered the messages themselves not to contain graphic material.

FTC Guidelines For Porn Email

A month after the Can-Spam Act was enacted on Jan. 1, 2004, the Federal Trade Commission has added specific regulations for senders of pornographic emails that will be enforced on a federal level

Two Students Challenge The FTC

The Federal Trade Commission is being challenged by two University of San Diego college students, Anish Dhingra and Jeffrey Davis, who were able to exploit a feature in Microsoft’s Windows Messenger service

FTC Fines Pop-Up Company

The FTC sent a cautionary tale to the Internet advertising community this week when it flagged a San Diego company, claiming it took advantage of a glitch in Microsoft's Windows operating system to harass computer users

FTC Gets Tough on Patents

With all the industry banter lately over the validity of Acacia's DMT patents, in a likeminded move this week, the Federal Trade Commission put forth a proposal that could make patents harder to obtain and easier to challenge