Microsoft, Yahoo! to face FTC probe over ad buys - Silicon.com

Microsoft, Yahoo! to face FTC probe over ad buys - Silicon.com
Microsoft, Yahoo! to face FTC probe over ad buysSilicon.com, UK - 1 hour agoThe regulatory agency also plans to look into Microsoft’s $6bn deal to buy Aquantive and Yahoo!’s plans to buy the rest of Right Media, The Wall Street …UPDATE: FTC To Probe More Online Ad Deals, Report Says CNNMoney.comRegulators look at two online ad takeovers: report Canada.comall 4 news articles

Yahoo! XSS Flaw Endangers its Users (Slashdot)

Yahoo! XSS Flaw Endangers its Users (Slashdot)
Rarely Greys writes “A major Yahoo XSS flaw makes it possible to take over any Yahoo user’s account, including their mail, instant messaging, photos, etc. This is not a rare occurrence. So why aren’t web sites doing more to protect their users? It’s looking like most web developers don’t even know or care about XSS.” Read more of this story at Slashdot.

FTC eyeing Microsoft, Yahoo! (The Register)

FTC eyeing Microsoft, Yahoo! (The Register)
Google-DoubleClick probe just the beginning Two weeks after the Federal Trade Commission opened an anti-trust investigation into Google?s proposed acquisition of online ad company DoubleClick, The Wall Street Journal reports that the FTC plans to examine deals by Microsoft and Yahoo! as well.?