FTC Approves Google-DoubleClick Merger; Releases New Guidelines for Comment - The Federal Trade Commission today approved the Google-DoubleClick merger. In addition, the Commission released for public comment a set of self-regulatory guidelines for online behavioral targeting. CDT believes that the issues raised by behavioral targeting remain an industry-wide concern that merits ongoing attention from companies, consumers and policymakers. December 20, 2007

• FTC Statement on Google DoubleClick Merger [PDF] December 20, 2007 [off-site]
• FTC Staff Statement for comment: Possible Self-Regulatory Principles for Online Behavioral Advertising [PDF] December 20, 2007 [off-site]
• Dissenting Statement of FTC Commissioner Harbour [PDF] December 20, 2007 [off-site]
• Concurring Statement of FTC Commissioner Leibowitz [PDF] December 20, 2007 [off-site]
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