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11.7KSecurity & FraudFTC Warns App Developers About Software Privacy Risk
The Federal Trade Commission issued warning letters to 12 app developers that have installed software that can monitor the microphones that are...
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Retail
Is Amazon After An Office Depot Supply Deal?
As the Staples and Office Depot merger continues to struggle to overcome the FTC’s attempts to block the deal, a new player...
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Retail
Lord & Taylor Settles With FTC Over Paid Posts
Facing charges that it deceived consumers with paid ads that were presented as objective articles, Lord & Taylor has opted to settle...
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2.7KSecurity & FraudFTC Nabs Brokers For Selling Consumers’ Bank Credentials
The Federal Trade Commission said on Wednesday (March 9) that it requested, and a federal district court granted, bans on seven people,...
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4.9KSecurity & Fraud
FTC Orders Payment Card Data Security Screenings
The Federal Trade Commission said on Monday (March 7) that it has issued orders to nine companies in an effort to get...
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6.5KSecurity & Fraud
Debt Collection Tops ID Theft On FTC Complaint List
Among the key subjects of complaints that washed over the Federal Trade Commission’s Consumer Sentinel Network last year included debt collection, identity...
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3.7KSecurity & FraudFTC/Data Broker Settle Over Selling Scammers’ Bank Account Data
Defendants accused of intentionally brokering hundreds of thousands of consumers’ sensitive data have settled their case brought by the Federal Trade Commission....
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7.8KSecurity & FraudFTC Sends Money To Payday Loan Scam Victims
In the wake of a payday lending scam that swindled money from consumers, the Federal Trade Commission is sending checks to consumers...
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5.3KSecurity & FraudBluefin Settles With FTC Over Credit Card Payment Scheme
The Federal Trade Commission announced on Thursday (Feb. 11) a settlement agreement with Capital Payments, perhaps better known as Bluefin Payment Systems,...
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4.9KSecurity & Fraud
FBI Charges Race Car Driver In Alleged Payday Lending Scheme
In what has been held up as one of the biggest criminal cases to be brought against a payday lender, The Wall...
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3.9KMobile CommerceFTC’s Guide On ‘The Era Of Big Data’
The Federal Trade Commission earlier this week released a report focused on Big Data. The report, titled “Big Data: A Tool for...
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4.4KNews
Online Payday Lenders Pay Up Over Deceptive Fees
A duo of payday lenders have settled charges from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) that they charged consumers in the United States...
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4.2KSecurity & FraudWhat Will FTC’s PrivacyCon Deliver?
Next week, on Jan. 14, the FTC will hold an event that’s being pitched as the “first of its kind” for the...
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12.7KNewsOracle 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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3.9KNews
FTC 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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1.8KNewsFTC 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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1.8KNewsFTC: 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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News
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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News
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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3.6KNewsPrivacy 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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News
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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News
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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News
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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News
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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News
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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News
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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1.2KNewsFTC 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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1.2KNewsGoogle 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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1.4KNewsFandango 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...
