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FTC Cracks Down On Crypto Pyramid Scheme
FTC Cracks Down On Crypto Pyramid Scheme
March 16, 2018  |  Bitcoin

Those who claim that all cryptocurrencies are a pyramid scheme haven’t seen anything yet. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

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Millennials Lose More Money To Scams Than Seniors
Millennials Lose More Money To Scams Than Seniors
March 02, 2018  |  Security & Fraud

Millennials are apparently reporting losing money to fraud more often than seniors. But when seniors do become financial victims, they typically take a bigger hit...

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Venmo Settles Privacy Violations
Venmo Settles Privacy Violations
February 28, 2018  |  Legal

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced that it has reached a settlement with PayPal over the handling of privacy disclosures and money withdrawals in its...

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Trump’s Nominee For FTC Chief Talks Tough On Antitrust
Trump’s Nominee For FTC Chief Talks Tough On Antitrust
February 06, 2018  |  ANTITRUST

Joseph Simons, a retired partner at Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, LLP, is President Donald Trump’s pick to head up the Federal Trade Commission,...

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Bill Would Give FTC Authority To Police, Fine Credit Bureaus
Bill Would Give FTC Authority To Police, Fine Credit Bureaus
January 11, 2018  |  Regulation

Democratic Senators Elizabeth Warren and Mark Warner are introducing new legislation that would allow the U.S. government to levy fines on companies that are the...

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What Toymakers Can Learn From VTech Breach And Settlement
What Toymakers Can Learn From VTech Breach And Settlement
January 09, 2018  |  Security & Fraud

It was like stealing data from a baby. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

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FTC Fines Toymaker $650K For Data Breach
FTC Fines Toymaker $650K For Data Breach
January 09, 2018  |  Security & Fraud

In 2015, electronic toy company VTech learned that a hacker had accessed its computer network and the customer information within it, including personal information about...

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Google, Unshackled By FTC Agreement, Still Won’t Scrape
Google, Unshackled By FTC Agreement, Still Won’t Scrape
December 28, 2017  |  Google

Google said in a letter to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) on Wednesday (Dec. 27) that it will continue to allow websites to opt out...

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FTC Nets $6.4B In Refunds For Consumers
FTC Nets $6.4B In Refunds For Consumers
December 26, 2017  |  Consumer Payments

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced Friday that enforcement actions over the past year have returned $6.4 billion to consumers. Get the Full Story Complete...

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