The FTC brings out the nut crackers and centers out bloggers.

As of today the FTC has made it perfectly clear – bloggers are a bunch of scum who will do everything possible to suck in their readers to purchase products that they have been ... continue

Mommy blogger tries to introduce honesty seal, colonoize Mars

In response to the negative publicity surrounding "mommy bloggers" and kick backs, a group of mommy bloggers have banded together to launch an honesty seal program. Led by Liz Gumbinner, Blog With Integrity has signed up nearly 300 ... continue

FTC targets bloggers, ignores newspapers

The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is preparing to launch new guidelines that will legally force disclosure on blog posts that involve "compensation" to the blogger writing it. The guidelines, coming primarily in response to paid posting, are ... continue

U.S. Government Updates Internet Privacy Guidelines — Is It Enough?

The U.S. government has updated its list of "recommendations" for how online services should treat your privacy. The Federal Trade Commission's revamped code (which is merely a suggestion that companies can choose to accept or ignore) now asks ... continue

A Big Spam Bust – You Could Have Fooled Me

Spammers have to be the lowest scum on the Internet food chain. There must be a special place in hell and if there isn't there should be. The current estimates put spam emails being sent out at ... continue