Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Mon, 03 Feb 2020 12:21:32 +0000
It put 19 internet-calling companies on notice that helping illegal robocalls is illegal. It has sued before, and it can do it again.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/WgDkr2jGNg4″ height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>
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Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Wed, 08 Jan 2020 12:29:40 +0000
The FTC can fine content creators up to $42,530 per violation – even though they don’t collect, receive, nor have access to kids’ data.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/_7NLfWyE57Q” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>
Read moreCredit to Author: David Ruiz| Date: Tue, 17 Dec 2019 17:28:37 +0000
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| The Consumer Online Privacy Rights Act (COPRA) would give everyday Americans the right to sue a company that violated their privacy rights, extending enforcement capabilities directly to the public. Categories: Tags: Big TechConsumer Online Privacy Rights ActCOPRAdata portabilityData privacydata privacy compliancedata privacy lawdata privacy lawsdata privacy legislationFederal Trade CommissionFederal Trade Commission ActFTCMaria Cantwellpre-emptpre-emptionprivate right of actionright to accessright to correctright to data securityright to deleteright to transparencySenator Maria CantwellUS Federal Trade Commission |
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Credit to Author: Danny Bradbury| Date: Fri, 15 Nov 2019 12:02:36 +0000
The FTC has reached a settlement with InfoTrax after thieves stole a million sensitive customer records from its servers in 2016.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/W6A0rfdd15M” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>
Read moreCredit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Wed, 06 Nov 2019 18:52:11 +0000
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| We dip back into robocall scams, exploring some of the most popular tricks and tactics used to part people from their money and personal information. Categories: Tags: bankschinese robocallschinese scamschinese student scamsfake kidnapping scamsFederal Trade CommissionFTCimmigrationIRSphonesrobocallrobocall scamsrobocallsscamsocial securitytaxvisas |
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Read moreCredit to Author: David Ruiz| Date: Tue, 29 Oct 2019 15:56:37 +0000
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| A new government front has emerged against stalkerware—the US Federal Trade Commission. Following enforcement against Retina-X and its founder, what’s next? Categories: Tags: Capital Oneconsent agreementconsent orderdata breachdata breachesEquifaxFederal Trade CommissionFTCFTC Bureau of Consumer ProtectionMarriottMobileSpyMotherboardnational domestic violence hotlineNational Network to End Domestic ViolencePhoneSheriffRetina-XRetina-X StudiosstalkerwareStealthGenieTeenSafeUberUS Federal Trade CommissionVice |
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Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Thu, 03 Oct 2019 12:19:55 +0000
Without one, the companies that collect our data will likely face compliance with California’s take-no-prisoners law, in effect 1 January 2020.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/Pjj93Rj42bA” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>
Read moreCredit to Author: David Ruiz| Date: Thu, 19 Sep 2019 15:54:43 +0000
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| Should this proposed privacy law come into effect, if a company violates that law, you, your neighbor, and your family do not have the right to sue them. Categories: Tags: BraveBrave browserBusiness RoundatbleCaliforniaCalifornia Consumer Privacy ActCenter for Democracy and Technologyconsumer privacyconsumer privacy lawData privacydata privacy lawdata privacy lawsdata privacy legislationEFFElectronic Frontier FoundationEUEuropean UnionfacebookFederal Trade CommissiongdprGeneral Data Protection RegulationMainemontanaNevadapay-for-privacyPurismSenator Ron WydenTechnetUS data privacy lawsUS data privacy legislationUS Federal Trade CommissionVermont |
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Credit to Author: Danny Bradbury| Date: Fri, 06 Sep 2019 12:43:26 +0000
YouTube can’t track kids online anymore without their parents’ permission, says the FTC, as it fined the Google-subsidiary $170m.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/1ObwzofWsMw” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>
Read moreCredit to Author: David Ruiz| Date: Tue, 30 Jul 2019 15:00:00 +0000
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| Equifax has been ordered to pay at least $650 million in relation to its enormous 2017 data breach. Users who were affected might be eligible for a claim. But watch out for scams! Categories: Tags: credit monitoringdata breachdata breach settlementEquifaxEUEuropean UnionFederal Trade Commissionfraudfraud preventionFTCgdprGeneral Data Protection Regulationidentity theftphishingscamssettlementsocial security numbers |
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