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12.6KNewsOracle Reaches Deal With FTC Over Customer Hacking
The Federal Trade Commission announced Monday (Dec. 21) that software vendor Oracle has agreed to settle on the charges filed against it...
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5.5KNewsLifeLock Writes $113M Check To Settle FTC Charges
LifeLock, the identity security company under fire for allegedly not delivering on security promises, has agreed to pay as much as $113...
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3.8KNewsFTC Tackles Online Privacy
The Federal Trade Commission announced Tuesday (Dec. 8) the appointment of an Internet privacy and security expert as its new chief technologist....
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News
FTC May Halt Staples-Office Depot Deal
The Staples acquisition of Office Depot is far from being a done deal, it appears. The most recent rumblings on the move...
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Europe
EU Eyes Privacy Watchdog Clause In US Data Pact
The flow of personal data is something that can easily be taken for granted in an era of lightning-fast Wi-Fi connections, always-on...
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1.7KNewsFTC Issues Chip Card Scam Alert
The Federal Trade Commission is warning of a series of scams aimed at taking advantage of consumers who have yet to receive...
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1.7KNewsFTC: Startups Need To Up Cybersecurity Investments
Federal Trade Commission Chairwoman Edith Ramirez is reinforcing the need for technology startups to invest in ensuring cybersecurity measures are integrated into...
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1.5KNewsFTC Can Hold Companies Liable For Lax Cybersecurity
A federal court said on Monday that companies that fail to provide their consumers with “reasonable protections” against data breaches can be...
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International
Pro-Google FTC Commissioner To Resign
One of Google’s staunchest allies in the U.S. government is resigning. On Monday (Aug. 17), it was announced by the Federal Trade...
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Loan Scam Scrapes $7M From Consumers’ Accounts
The Federal Trade Commission announced this week (Aug. 12) that it has charged a data broker operation with allowing consumers involved in payday loans...
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FTC Accuses LifeLock Of Misleading Consumers
LifeLock shares took a hit on Tuesday (July 21) after the Federal Trade Commission said that same day that the data security company failed...
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3.4KNewsPrivacy Advocates Keep Close Watch On Smart Gadgets
From Microsoft’s Kinect to Amazon’s Echo, gadgets have evolved to the point where they are ready and waiting to receive and understand...
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Controversial
FTC Halts Payday Lending Fraud Scheme
The Federal Trade Commission is cracking down on payday loan operators accused of withholding millions of dollars from consumers by keeping them...
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Bitcoin
Bitreserve’s CEO, “Bitcoin Girl” And Overstock’s Big Losses
Bitreserve has had a busy two weeks. The biggest news of the week for Bitreserve, of course, was the naming of its new...
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Merchant Innovation
Track-By-Phone Vendor Nomi Misled Consumers, FTC Says
Customer-tracking vendor Nomi Technologies failed to give in-store customers an adequate chance to opt out of being tracked through their smartphones, according...
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FTC: CardFlex Helped Scammers Drain Accounts
A card processor that was accused of illegally processing more than $26 million in unauthorized consumer charges for a suspected scammer has...
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Mobile
FTC Starts Up New Tech Research Office
The Federal Trade Commission is launching a new research office to do deeper dives into privacy, new payment methods and the Internet...
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FTC Criticizes Vagueness Of Consumer Privacy Bill
As the Federal Trade Commission looks to work with the White House to tighten data security laws, consumer protection officials have been...
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FTC Aims To Tighten Data Security Laws
Federal Trade Commission Chairwoman Edith Ramirez defended a recently released draft of the Consumer Privacy Bill of Rights at a privacy conference...
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FTC Sues Would-Be Payday Debt Relief Operation
As much of a problem as payday lenders can be, there are worse things — such as companies that tell consumers who...
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US Can Boost Cybersecurity Law with EMV & Dynamic CVV
The Personal Data Notification & Protection Act, unveiled earlier this month to the Federal Trade Commission, would set a national standard for...
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FTC Report on Internet of Things Highlights Security Risks
The staff of the Federal Trade Commission issued a report yesterday (Jan. 27) on the Internet of Things, naming security as its...
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Controversial
FTC Commissioner Slams Lending Restrictions
Regulations on lending could harm consumers, according to Joshua Wright, one of the five Commissioners of the Federal Trade Commission and a...
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1.9KAlternative FinancesFTC: Data Broker Sold Payday Loan Data To Scammers For 50 Cents Per Victim
A data broker who helped scammers steal millions of dollars from payday loan applicants is the target of a lawsuit filed last...
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1.2KAlternative FinancesFTC Cracks Down On “Bogus” Bitcoin Operation
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) convinced a federal court to shut down a Missouri-based Bitcoin company called Butterfly Labs because, according...
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1.1KNewsFTC And CFPB Ask Court To Overturn Ruling In Debt Collection Notification Case
A recent Urban Institute analysis of the credit files of nearly 7 million Americans revealed that 35 percent had a debt so...
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1.1KNewsGoogle To Track The Legally Sensitive Younger-Than-13 Set
In a move that thrusts Google even more deeply into the ultra-sensitive privacy data terrain, the search engine giant is about to...
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1.3KNewsFandango and Credit Karma Get 20 Years For Disabling App Security
Online movie-ticket vendor Fandango and credit-report site Credit Karma face 20 years of security assessments as part of a settlement of charges...
