All posts tagged "FTC"
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710Cyber CrimeNASA astronaut accused of accessing ex-wife’s bank account from space
Outer space’s first-ever cyber crime? It seems so. The US space agency NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) has confirmed that it...
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297NewsZuckerberg Just Lost Some Facebook Superpowers – What’s Next?
When Facebook got all involved in the data breach wreck last year, we knew there would be consequences (if FB didn’t know...
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651Data BreachEquifax to Pay up to $700 Million in 2017 Data Breach Settlement
Equifax, one of the three largest credit-reporting firms in the United States, has to pay up to $700 million in fines to...
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466NewsFacebook is Fined $5 Billion To Settle FTC Privacy Investigation
After several months of negotiations, the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) approved a record amount of $5 billion from Facebook in connection...
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277NewsZuckerberg’s Old Emails Could Reveal He Knew About Flawed Privacy Practices
Facebook’s fate now involves controversies that have ignited after the Cambridge Analytica fiasco. Following all the data-breach issues, Facebook could now land...
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272NewsApple Joins The List Of Companies Facing US Antitrust Investigation
At the WWDC 2019 keynote, Apple brought tons of new software goodies for its loyal fans. The company also refreshed its “trash...
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276NewsAfter 6 Years, Google To Face Antitrust Lawsuit From US Government: Report
For the past few weeks, the US Department of Justice has been preparing to file an antitrust lawsuit against search and advertising...
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279NewsTikTok Slapped With 5.7 Million Fine For Collecting Data From Children
If you’re from the Indian subcontinent, there are strong chances that you must have heard about TikTok app, which was formerly known...
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176NewsFacebook Just Can’t Stop Getting FINED!!!
Another year, another day, and you are again reading news about Facebook about to get fined by the FTC. And this time,...
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219NewsFacebook Could Be Slapped With A ‘Record-Setting’ Fine By FTC
A report by The Washington Post has indicated that the Federal Trade Commission is planning on punishing Facebook with a “record-setting” fine...
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280Data SecurityHow to file a Cryptojacking complaint against a company before the Federal Trade Commission
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) wants to know if you have been a victim of a malicious websites using your computer...
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143Data SecurityFirm pays $950,000 penalty for using Wi-Fi signals to secretly track phone users
InMobi ad network, which reaches more than 1 billion devices, settles FTC charges. A mobile advertising company that tracked the locations of...
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188IncidentsFTC’s chief technologist gets her mobile phone number hijacked by ID thief
If it can happen to her, chances are it can happen to lots of people. In a scenario that’s growing increasingly common, the...
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218GeekGoogle might be sued by FTC over manipulated search engine results
According to recent statistics, Google is said to be occupying 77% of the search engine market and FTC (Federal Trade Commission) believes...
