Collaborate Disseminate
They’re not “outsiders,” Facebook says. They’re part of Facebook, helping to make Facebook play nicely with their devices. Continue reading Facebook defends practice of giving deep data access to device makers
The past month has seen one blockbuster revelation after another about how our mobile phone and broadband providers have been leaking highly sensitive customer information, including real-time location data and customer account details. In the wake of … Continue reading Why Is Your Location Data No Longer Private?
Florida-based phone maker BLU is facing an FTC complaint over allegations it shared detailed personal user data with a third-party firm that included full text messages, call logs and contact lists. Continue reading Phone Maker BLU Settles with FTC Over Unauthorized User Data Extraction
The exposed data, available free by registering an email address, shows CA used software developed by AggregateIQ to sway US elections.
Continue reading Cambridge Analytica’s secret coding sauce allegedly leaked
Time for Facebook to face the music on its data glad-handling in the Cambridge Analytica scandal. Continue reading FTC goes after Facebook
If you, a friend or loved one lost money in a scam involving Western Union, some or all of those funds may be recoverable thanks to a more than half-billion dollar program set up by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission. Continue reading Fund Targets Victims Scammed Via Western Union
Equifax’s chief executive was formally invited Wednesday to testify Oct. 3 before Congress by top members of the House Energy and Commerce Committee. The invitation to Chairman and CEO Richard F. Smith comes less than a week after Equifax, a massive multinational credit reporting company, announced a data breach affecting up to 143 million Americans. “We look forward to hearing directly from Mr. Smith on this unprecedented breach that has raised serious questions about the security of consumers’ personal information,” full committee Chairman Greg Walden, R-Ore., and Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection Subcommittee Chairman Bob Latta, R-Ohio, said in a statement. “We know members on both sides of the aisle appreciate Mr. Smith’s willingness to come before the committee and explain how our constituents might be impacted and what steps are being taken to rectify this situation.” The committee has jurisdiction over the Federal Trade Commission and Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, two of the agencies […]
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As Hurricane Harvey continues to devastate southeast Texas, scammers are taking advantage of the catastrophe by sending phishing emails that can steal sensitive information or infect targeted machines, according to a new warning from US-CERT. Man-made and natural disasters are magnets for scammers and hackers looking to take advantage of people’s inclination to help or learn more, the agency warned, cautioning the public that “emails requesting donations from duplicitous charitable organizations commonly appear after major natural disasters.” US-CERT, which is part of the Department of Homeland Security, pointed to the Federal Trade Commission’s information on Wise Giving in the Wake of Hurricane Harvey as well as its own general guidance on Avoiding Social Engineering and Phishing Attacks. Expect more disaster and death in Texas. About 30,000 people are expected to seek emergency shelter, government officials said Tuesday, and 450,000 will seek federal aid. The rain total in Houston is expected to hit a massive […]
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U.S. federal agencies are warning citizens anxious to donate money for those victimized by Hurricane Harvey to be especially wary of scam artists. In years past we’ve seen shameless fraudsters stand up fake charities and other bogus relief efforts in a bid to capitalize on public concern over an ongoing disaster. Here are some tips to help ensure sure your aid dollars go directly to those most in need. Continue reading Beware of Hurricane Harvey Relief Scams
…well, there’s no foolproof way of doing that, unfortunately. But Shaun Nichols reports for The Register that FTC ready to give back tech support scamming money to the bilked. “Those who have been identified as eligible by the FTC will get an email from the commission with a PIN number that can be used to obtain the claim […] Continue reading Tech support scams – FTC offers money back…