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Google hit with $22.5 million fine over Internet tracking

The Federal Trade Commission today announced a $22.5 million fine against Google for circumventing settings on Safari Internet browsers and planting advertising cookies without user consent — a subject we wrote about in June. The size of the fine — a record amount for an FTC privacy case — had…

Reebok slapped in U.S. for butt-toning claims

WASHINGTON — US government regulators have clamped down on sportswear maker Reebok for claims that its buttock-toning footwear would lead to a more shapely butt for its wearers. The Federal Trade Commission said Wednesday that Reebok, a unit of the German group Adidas, agreed to pay $25 million in customer…